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    Summary

    Several months after Invisigal disappeared with Shroud's mask, Robert is falling apart. He can't taste, can't feel, can't stop his off-the-books investigation into underground surgeons removing failed Red Ring implants. Every back-alley beating, every late-night break-in is just him chasing pain to cut through the numbness. To feel alive again.

    The Z team are starting to notice, and they have their own plans to help Robert.

    Flambae's got an alternative therapy in mind. The kind that doesn't end with Robert bleeding out behind a club. The kind that involves heat, control, and getting his dispatcher out of his system once and for all.

    A story about choosing to live and finding heat in all the wrong (right) places.

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    Explicit for strong sexual and violent themes and references to self-harm, and active self-harm through seeking violence. If you are at risk of being triggered by references to self-harm, read with extreme caution or look for the notes at the beginning of chapters for specific warnings. Stay safe.

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