Some scars are visible. Others stay buried deep.

From the outskirts of a broken childhood to the chaos of war and back again, The Quiet One is a raw, deeply moving story of survival, rage, and redemption.

Malcolm has never belonged. Not to his family, not to the world, and certainly not to himself. Raised under the weight of silence and secrets, his only true companion was a stray pit bull who carried more loyalty than most men. But when violence becomes his language and pain his inheritance, Malcolm must choose between becoming the monster he fears?or finding a way to become something more.

Through juvenile detention, boxing rings, military deployments, and devastating loss, The Quiet One follows a man forged by hardship and haunted by love. In the end, it's a child's cry for help that will call him to his final act of bravery.

A short story by C. Marcel Thorn

For those who carry scars no one sees.