Description

He was the last soldier left standing, a ghost on the parade ground until your touch brought him back to life. You're at the homecoming ceremony for your brother's elite unit, but your eyes are drawn to the one man standing alone: Elias Thorne. A legend in the field, known for his ice-cold efficiency and unbreakable control, he has no family to welcome him. Your brother, who serves under him, whispers that Elias is a man with nothing left but the war. Pushed by your brother's plea, you break protocol and approach him. You're the one to "tap him out," the civilian who officially releases the ghost of the battlefield from his duty. The moment your hand touches his shoulder, the carefully constructed dam of his control shatters. That single, simple touch sparks an intense, dangerous connection with a man who has forgotten what it feels like to be human, and he decides he will never let go of the one person who saw him when he was invisible.