Smoke and Embers // Rick grimes
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Last published Wed, Aug 27, 2025
She trusts no one. He can't stop noticing her. In a world ruled by death, desire is the deadliest weapon.
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The dead walk. The living are worse.
Rick Grimes thought survival was everything until he met Nova Callahan. Former Marine. Guns blazing. Cigarette smoldering. Beautiful, fearless, and carrying a past soaked in loss. She trusts no one, wants no one but Rick can't stop noticing her.
Every glance. Every argument. Every fight at their side. The tension between them builds slowly, a fire neither of them can control. In a world ruled by death, trust is scarce, desire is dangerous, and falling for her might be the riskiest thing Rick has ever done.
Add her sister Cece, into the mix a young woman Nova would do anything to protect and the stakes get even higher. Survival isn't just about bullets anymore; it's about the people worth fighting for, and the sparks that burn between the living.
Long, slow, and impossible to ignore-this is a love forged in fire, grief, and survival.
I dont own twd dead characters just Nova and Cece.
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