Chapter 1

When Ara is kidnapped by a brutal undercover operation, she tries every tactic in her naive and wimpish head to survive. Ara meets Naade, a mysterious boy with a dark past, in the heat of it all. A friendship blossoms, but tragedy looms. She develops a slow-burn unrequited crush on her new-found...friend but is he really who he claims to be?

As Ara deals with matters of the heart in the brutal organization, she also unravels secrets about the organization that can either make or break her.

Will Ara and Naade hold on to each other as the storms try to overcome their comradeship?

Content warning: This mature content contains scenes of violence.