J. Marlow
He doesn’t trust her. She doesn’t trust him. He has good reason not to - she’s not who she says she is.Elena has spent years learning that loyalty is the only thing standing between her and a bullet. When she and her twin brother talk their way into Hazard - one of the last strongholds standing after the war carved the world into four warring bases - she knows survival depends on keeping one secret hidden: the mark beneath her sleeve. The one that would get her killed on sight.The soldiers call him H. Trust is a wall he’s spent years perfecting, and Elena is determined to break through it. She’s dangerous, secretive, and carrying a knife she’s clearly used before. But the more she refuses to be what he expects, the harder it becomes to keep his distance.As the war grows more violent and alliances begin to shift, H and Elena are forced to choose between the world that raised them and the people they’ve become because of each other.Because in a world where loyalty gets you killed, loving your enemy might be the most reckless choice of all.
