After two years with Task Force 141, Y/n has earned her place—and Ghost’s guarded respect. But when a mission traps them behind enemy lines, duty and emotion blur, forcing Ghost to face the one thing he swore to avoid: caring.
After a mission gone wrong, Task Force 141 faces heavy losses and internal strain. Y/n, a promising soldier recently transferred from Task Force 9, joins the squad to fill the gap left behind by a fallen teammate.
A quiet high school romance between Y/n, an observant art student, and Simon “Ghost” Riley, the guarded boy no one really knows. When she’s assigned to tutor him, their quiet moments turn into something neither expected—soft, slow, and healing.