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When Nikto returns from a mission broken in body and spirit, healing becomes the most dangerous mission of all.
Silent, scarred, and haunted by battle, he wants nothing more than to disappear into the shadows of his own pain. But when you-a determined physical therapist with scars of your own-steps into his life, contracted to help him heal, neither of you expect your worlds to shift.
What begins as duty slowly deepens into something that neither of you can ignore. Fighting to reach the man he hides beneath his armor, while confronting your own ghosts: the death of your brother, the weight of your family, and the quiet ache of always having to be strong.
As walls crumble and trust begins to take root, the fragile connection between you is tested by pride, fear, and the ticking clock of a contract that won't last forever. When the time finally comes to make a choice-between walking away and choosing each other without obligation-you both must decide if love can survive where war once lived.
Tender, raw, and unflinching, this is a story of two broken souls learning that healing isn't surrender-it's the bravest stand of all.