When Ash and the Rust Dogs spot a deadly figure moving through the ruins, they don’t realize it’s Y/N—the girl Ash loved and lost years ago. Focused on hunting Calder Wren, the man who burned her sister alive, Y/N doesn’t notice them. But when the battle ends and she’s bleeding and weak, she finds Ash. In his arms, years of separation and fear collapse, and for a fleeting moment, love and survival collide in a world that refuses to wait.