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Summary
The raid on the Saint Vermilion district casino was supposed to be a routine Marine extraction under strict military protocol.
For Captain Smoker, it’s another grim reminder of a broken system and a mountain of exhausting paperwork. For Portgas D. Ace, it isn't a rescue—it’s an asset liquidation, a hostile takeover by a rival syndicate looking to secure the inventory. Heavily restrained and suffocating under the phantom guilt of failing to protect his missing brother, Ace braces for a new master and a new leash.
But when his failing nervous system forces a biological decision he never agreed to, the boundary between Marine discipline and accidental dependency completely shatters. Because trauma bonding fears disobedience, but real attachment survives it.
Series
- Part 2 of The Shape of Safety