Ivan Codex
by @rickeyscott1988A twelve-hour shift at Hubco drags Ivan Nightsworn—the Grim Reaper—through the wreckage of his past: his parents and fiancée Amber killed in a car crash, his grandmother holding him as he sobbed over their coffins, and the promise he made to make them proud. But Ivan isn't alone in the blood—his quintuplet sisters lead the HSI SRT, Air Force SOG, BORTAC, and DEA SRT, while family friends command the USSS Cat and ATF SWAT. Now, with schizophrenia, homicidal tendencies, and a sniper's memory of the light Amber saw in him, he must decide if the weight of all those ghosts will crush him or turn him into the weapon they always believed he could be.
MEET THE CHARACTERS
Eleanor Nightsworn
80 years old grandmother to Ivan Michelle Kimberly Rickey Nightsworn and Michael Nightsworn
Ivan Leonardo Nightsworn
A 37-year-old former Marine sniper with a sniper's stillness—eyes that miss nothing, hands that don't tremble even when his mind does. Broad-shouldered and lean from years of combat training, he carries himself with the coiled tension of a man who's learned to be dangerous. His dark hair is cropped short, military-regulation even years out, and there's a permanent shadow in his gray eyes that speaks of things he's seen and done that most people couldn't imagine. Quintuplet brother to Michelle Kimberly Rickey Nightsworn and brother to Michael Nightsworn
Rickey Nightsworn
He is the brother of Ivan Michelle and Kimberly and micheal and Jennifer Nightsworn his best friends are Jack King Stevenson wolf Sarah Douglas and Melissa Alvarez
Kimberly Nightsworn
Age 37 quintuplet sister to Michelle Ivan Rickey Jennifer . Plus sister to Michael and best friends are Jack King Stevenson wolf Sarah Douglas and Melissa Alvarez and Mark Douglas
Michelle Nightsworn
Quieter than her sisters but no less dangerous—a woman who moves with the fluid economy of someone trained to be invisible until she isn't. Dark hair pulled back in a no-nonsense ponytail, sharp cheekbones, and eyes that miss nothing. At 36, she's the strategist of the family, the one who watches, waits, and acts when the moment is right.
Jennifer Nightsworn
37 years old younger sisters to Michael and Quintuplet sister to Ivan Michelle Kimberly and Rickey best friends are Jack king Stevenson wolf Sarah Douglas Melissa Alvarez and Mark Douglas
Jack King
Best friend of Ivan Michelle Kimbely Rickey Nightsworn Jennifer Nightsworn Stevenson wolf and Sarah Douglas and Melissa Alvarez Mark Douglas
Stevenson wolf
Best friend of Ivan Michelle Kimbely Rickey Nightsworn Jennifer Nightsworn Stevenson wolf and Sarah Douglas and Melissa Alvarez Mark Douglas
Melissa Alvarez
Best friends with ivan michelle kimberly Rickey Jack stevenson sarah and mark Jennifer Nightsworn
Sarah Douglas
Sarah Douglas the best friend of Ivan Kimberly Michelle Rickey Jennifer Stevenson wolf Jack King and Melissa Alvarez
Mark Douglas
President of the United States 37 years old brother to 37-year-old Sarah Douglas Douglas Best Friends with Ivan Kimberly Michelle Rickey Jack Stevenson wolf and Melissa Alvarez and Jennifer Nightsworn
Richard Sullivan
The husband of Catherine Sullivan the father of Lawrence Sullivan Rachel Sullivan Amber Sullivan
Catherine Sullivan
The wife of Richard Sullivan the mother of Lawrence Rachel Amber Sullivan
Lawrence Sullivan
Brother to amber and Rachel Sullivan son to Catherine and Richard Sullivan
Rachel Sullivan
Sister to Amber and Lawrence Sullivan daughter of Catherine and Richard Sullivan
Amber Sullivan (deceased)
18 forever
James Johnson
Linda Johnson husband and Jacob step father and father to tommy
Lynda Johnson
Striker ex wife and James Johnson wife and and mother to Jacob Striker and Tommy Johnson
Jacob Johnson
Son of Linda and striker step son of James Johnson half brother to tommy
Tommy Johnson
Son to Linda and James Johnson half brother to Jacob
David Chen
Husband to Sue Chen father of Lance and maria
Sue Chen
Wife of David Chen mother to Maria and Lance
Maria Smith
Wife of John Smith mother of Ian Smith Sister to Lance chen daughter of David Chen and Sue Chen She was 18 when Ivan saved her
John Smith
Wife of Maria father of Ian Smith
Ian Smith
Son of John and Maria
Lance chen
Husband to Tia Chen father brother to Maria Son of David and Sue Chen
Tia Chen
Wife of Lance chen
Victor Reed
Brother to Jose Reed enforcer of the black hand syndicate 45
Jose Reed
Brother to victor Reed Chapter leader of the black hand syndicate
Vincent Mendoza
50 years old main leader of the Black hand syndicate
EXPLORE CHAPTERS
Warehouse Reverie
The clatter of a pallet jack against concrete makes Ivan's hands freeze mid-grip on a stack of boxes. It's the same sound the car made when it hit the wall—metal on cement, a sound he's heard in his sleep for eighteen years. He sets the load down slowly, knuckles white, and lets the memory of his mother's laugh at the dinner table wash over him before the rage can take hold. The shift still has eleven hours left.
Chapter 2 the truth
The truth will be revealed
The Long Drive
The nursing home sign comes into view as Ivan's hands grip the wheel, the same hands that held a sniper rifle in the desert and a knife in the jungle. He counts the years: sniper at eighteen, recon through sand and monsoon, SEAL at twenty-six—each deployment a scar he never let anyone see. The spear lies cool and steady against his thigh, and Amber's voice in his memory whispers 'I see the light in you.' He pulls into the parking lot, cuts the engine, and sits in the silence that no longer feels like madness.