Agent Zaiarhys Maksimov, a special and an important asset to the FBI agency along side her partner
She's independent, cold, emotionless, with a wall as high and as strong as the great wall of china and an intimidating aura that made people cower away just by sensing her presence in an instant. Zaiarhys is a woman that is much more physically and emotionally strong than any other man combined
Many-many people who had already known her through the news, the victims she had saved and some who just heard of her existence believed that the reason of her unapproachable, distinct, and tough as hell exterior was all because she was from a big family full of military, marine and from every different law enforcement agencies.
That's where they are entirely wrong
No, her blood line didn't have to do with what she became now.
Believe it or not. But she was once a normal, sweet, shy, and a happy little girl. Despite being friendless at her kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade she never once let negativity win over her bright optimistic side
That was until her one and only friend she depended on, she trusted, the one who didn't once left her side, the one she comforted and found comfort herself, the one she loved like a sibling to something much more her younger self wouldn't able to understand, left without a note, without a single goodbye, without a promise that he will be back, without a single assurance that he will be safe
With her entire mindset focused on finding him, she matured at 11, became strong, intelligent, ruthless, and a whole different version of herself to something she know would be much more capable on finding her long lost childhood friend that she was told to be dead. Which she didn't believe and was hell bent on proving them wrong by finding Rafa herself
She was angry, loss, but mostly angry
Then her father had a mission proposal which she could not simply ignore
Hope. A differenf kind of hope that she never felt before lit up her darkened soul.
Choosing her cost me everything I'd ever loved... including her.
It's why I left the small town where I grew up and vowed never to return.
I'm no longer the golden boy with a bright future they all remember. Instead, I carry the scars of a tortured past. A broken man deemed unfit, even by the Navy SEALs he'd dedicated the past decade to serve.
What was supposed to be a quick trip to sell my parent's property turned into this twisted journey that forced me to confront my demons.
And then there she was. My first love, and deepest regret. The woman who still owns every piece of my blackened heart. When she asked for my time, I couldn't refuse.
Now I can't walk away.
Not after hearing of the danger her husband, a missing FBI agent, has brought to her doorstep. After everything, I owe her my help. It's why I offer to protect her and her two little girls from the danger circling them.
It's a vow I never should have made, given the trail of bodies I've left in my wake.
Like the harbinger of death, I'm the last man either of us should trust.