Not your usual Makarov story-no abuse here. Even villains deserve a shot at love. Well... maybe a little abuse, but only in pleasure. (If you came from my other book: Behind The Mask, welcome back my lovelies😏🔥) Left for dead. Betrayed. Forgotten. She was once Ghost's shadow -lethal, unreadable, half her face hidden behind a mask no one questioned. Until they did. Shot and abandoned, she clawed her way back from death, buried everything but her name... Vesper. A ghost with no loyalty. No mercy. Now she moves through Vladimir Makarov's empire cold, precise, unstoppable. And then... he notices her. Not a pawn. Not something that breaks. Something dangerous. She was never meant to matter. Never meant to get close. But one moment changes everything. Because Makarov doesn't love gently. And once he decides she's his- There is no escape.

A new rookie joins Task Force 141, a team led by the stoic and battle-hardened Captain John Price. At first, it's nothing but friction - Price doubts their readiness, while they challenge his cold exterior. But amidst high-stakes missions and near-death encounters, something shifts. As the tension between them deepens, so does their connection - one born from shared danger and quiet moments of understanding. In a world where survival is everything, will they risk everything for a love that might just be the greatest battle of all?

[READ IN DARK MODE] Listen, the text said I had to forward it to eight people or I would get booty hair. So, naturally, I sent it to the first eight people who came to mind. Stray Kids. What I didn't expect was that one of them would reply. [rated mature for sexual content]