Orbit of Ashes
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Last published Fri, Jun 12, 2026
In a galaxy ruled by a perfect system, nothing is supposed to be left to chance, especially not love.
Talon is a weapon. Engineered, enhanced, and loyal to the war that shaped him, he's sent on a mission to capture a dangerous smuggler, Lyra. But when a dying space station forces them into an uneasy alliance, survival becomes more urgent than loyalty.
Stranded in the silence of deep space, tension turns into curiosity, and curiosity into something neither of them was ever meant to feel. Because Lyra is hiding something. And what begins as a mission becomes a rebellion. What feels like love becomes a question.
Was it ever real?
Or just perfectly designed to feel that way?
When the system tightens its grip and reality fractures, Talon and Lyra are forced into an impossible choice: Trust what they feel or accept that even their hearts may not belong to them. Because in the end, the cruelest truth isn't betrayal. It's uncertainty.
And some questions don't just break hearts. They rewrite them.
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