Stranded on an island after a plane crash should be one of the most terrifying experiences of your life. For Paige, it was, but it was also the beginning of something unexpected.
Nineteen year old Paige Sommers is grieving the loss of her twin sister, Sadie. But fulfilling the dream trip they always planned together feels impossible without her. But when a letter from Sadie pushes her to go, Paige finds herself boarding a plane to Athens, trying to hold on to her sister's memory while navigating her own guilt and pain.
Holden Adler, a twenty nine year old, has spent years failing to meet his father's expectations thanks to a condition he can't control. Traveling to Athens for a last chance treatment, the last thing he wants, or needs, is to babysit anyone, let alone a teenage girl.
When the two strangers meet at the airport it's anything but friendly. Both are glad to walk away, certain they'll never have to deal with the other again, but nothing prepares them for what comes next.
"Stranded together, we found what we never thought we'd need: each other."
What's the worst that can happen when you're forced to co-captain with your rival?
Nova Shields can't stand Leo Hendrix. She hates his arrogance and obnoxiousness, that crooked smirk he does when he thinks he's right. Leo can't stand Nova's wits, the way she folds her arms and quirks her eyebrows. The way he can never read what's happening behind those green eyes.
After a combined black operation was almost sent awry in '99 as a result of their constant disagreements, the pair vowed to never work alongside each other again. That is until Leo's partner suddenly loses his life in '02, leaving Commander North no choice but to bring in the only officer capable of filling the void: Nova.
Their partnership ignites with animosity, a consequence of the lingering grudge. They can't seem to find that comradeship the Commander longed for. That is until they discover how once they work together without disagreeing, arguing and trying to wring each others necks, they can in fact form an unstoppable duo.
A duo that transcends the operations they face; that forces them to confront the feelings they've been denying for so long. Feelings that only surface through the betrayals, bloodshed and near death experiences. Feelings that may be accepted, but only when it's too late.
Then again, what's the worst that can happen?
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18+ reader age. Contains mature themes, graphic descriptions of violence, sensitive topics, detailed sexual scenes.