thingsiloveaboutme
Ren stood among the infantry, her weapon held firmly in her hands.
She had been part of the strategic team, helping give orders from behind the lines.
But today, she had chosen to stand with the soldiers.
She wanted to be part of the action.
She waited.
Then the command came.
Ren raised her weapon and began to fire.
With every shot, memories of her father flooded her mind.
His laughter.
His voice.
His scent.
Everything she remembered about him came rushing back at once.
Her hands began to shake, but she kept firing.
All she could do was wait for the command to stop.
Ceasefire.
The moment she heard it, Ren lowered her weapon.
Her legs gave way, and she sank to the ground.
Tears filled her eyes.
Around her, soldiers celebrated their victory.
They shouted, laughed and embraced one another.
But Ren couldn't celebrate.
She was hurting.
She didn't notice the man who walked towards her.
Alexander stopped beside her.
He said nothing at first.
He simply stood there, waiting.
Slowly, Ren's crying began to subside.
Then she heard his voice.
"It's okay. Trust me. It's going to be all right. I'm with you."
Ren turned.
For the first time, she looked at him properly.
It was Alexander.
He introduced himself.
Irene Ashryn has spent most of her life sheltered from the war consuming her homeland.
But after tragedy shatters the life she once knew, grief turns into something darker: revenge.
Disguised as a man, Irene joins the military, determined to fight for the country she loves.
She never expects to meet Alexander Halden, the son of a powerful military general, or to find something worth holding on to in the middle of a world falling apart.
But love is dangerous when power surrounds it.
And some secrets are harder to hide than others.
Hiding a love might be possible. Hiding a family with twins is not.
As Irene and Alexander try to protect the life they've built, the secrets surrounding them begin to reach far beyond the two of them.