Nicole never expected to have to prove herself twice — once as a soldier, and once as the smallest one in the room. At just eighteen and standing at 5’2”, Nicole is the youngest member of her army unit. Surrounded by older, battle-hardened men, she’s used to being treated like the little sister — protected, underestimated, and never quite seen as an equal. She never thought of anybody more than a brother, until Cato Hadley came.