"They were all I had left in the world. Now it's just me. With nothing left to lose, I have everything to win." She shouldered past him, scraping her way sideways through the tight hall. "With or without your support, I have to do this." Novaleen "NAG" survives an accident while on tour in Khazakstan and now, working in Shadow Company alongside Task Force 141, she finds herself face to face with a man who seems to have survived just as much and more than her. In the midst of a brewing world war, as battle lines are being drawn, they have to decide where their loyalties lie, and if they can't trust each other, who can they?

*note for re-readers, the story has gone through revisions and polishing. no major plot changes have been made. Nosia 'Scope' Novak was recruited into the SAS after her service in the Polish Armed Forces. She met the team 1-4-1 upon her recruitment, impressing Captain Price where eventually when it came down to their next mission, upon his request, she was eventually an added member to taskforce 1-4-1 alongside a longtime member, Ghost. Along their mission to take down Hassan, Nosia and Ghost find themselves bonding into a unique friendship, the pair an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. But along the way, a sort of passion grew unquestioned and unexplored as they both kept their mouths shut regarding these feelings of infatuation residing hidden in their hearts. While Nosia was a playful flirt towards him, Ghost was cold-hearted, unwilling to speak of them, complicating things within their friendship. MODERN WARFARE 3 ADDITION: SPOILERS A year after the previous events took place, the now bonded lovers Ghost and Nosia work together alongside taskforce 141 to take down a previous target from many years ago; Vladimir Makarov. A Russian terrorist seeking the next world war, Makarov is a dangerous enemy with luck on his side, leaving 141 feeling hopeless in their fight to save the world. The team must put their personal quarrels and emotions aside to succeed, but after so much hardship and with the world unknowingly depending on them, the mission at hand will bare a heavy burden.

A short story about "Alex" from the 2019 game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Alex is a secretive guy, that's for sure. No one really knows him. That doesn't stop Gabby from attempting to get to know him. Neither does it stop him from getting to know her. But, she comes to learn that he has some dark secrets that might be more than she bargained for. "My thoughts you can't decode. How did we get here? When I used to know you so well?"