After surviving a horrific car accident on a lonely mountain road, {y/n} wakes in the secluded cabin of the man who saved her life. Rhys Rowan is a fifty-three-year-old former special operations soldier living in complete isolation, unable to speak after an injury stole his voice years ago. As she recovers, their quiet companionship grows into something neither expected. But when the ghosts of Rhys’s past threaten the peaceful life he’s built, {y/n} must decide if the man who speaks only through actions is worth risking everything for.