Locked away for a crime she did not commit, Zero thought her fate to be sealed. But when a man shows up one day, he presents her with an offer she struggles to resist. Join his team, help him take down her old associate, and in return, he promises to clear her name and set her free. With a thirst to enact revenge on the man who ruined her career and doomed her to a life of hell, she knows she has no choice but to accept the offer. However, members of TF-141 struggle to warm up to their newest addition. The woman, whose old team was notorious for their brutality and efficiency, was accused of betraying and killing her own people. How can they trust her? How can they trust that she's truly innocent? With tensions heavy, Zero knows she has to prove her worth to her new family, but struggles to gain their trust, and a certain someone with a skull balaclava and conflicting personality challenges her at every turn. -------- SIMON 'GHOST' RILEY X OC FANFICTION slowburn | enemies to lovers | forced proximity themes include but are not limited to violence, weaponry, sexual content, torture, gore, swearing, substance abuse. read at your own discretion. ** I DO NOT OWN any of the cod characters, I only own my oc Zero. This story is roughly based on the campaign with my own twists, characters, and subplots. I have limited military knowledge and will do the best I can to be accurate based on my own research.

Revenge. I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me? My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this. We bid our time behind bars, planned and prepared for the day we got out. Now we're free and hungry for redemption. I know what must be done. I know whose blood will be spilled. But before I go after him, I'll go after his daughter. I never said I play fair. *Book one in the Marino Brothers Duet. Rated 18+ due to explicit language, sex, and violence.*