Fear made me let her go. Duty brought me back to her.

Once, we dreamed of forever. Young, in love, and reckless enough to believe we could outrun the shadows chasing us. But in a world built on war and sacrifice, dreams die young—and the fallout lasts a lifetime.

Twenty years later, she’s back in my life. Only now, she has no idea that I’m a ghost from her past… or the one sworn to protect her on a mission that could decide the fate of the galaxy.

I should keep my distance. I should focus on the mission. But the fire in her eyes still burns through me, and every moment by her side threatens to reignite everything I buried.

If saving the galaxy means losing her all over again…
Would I make the right choice?
Or would I let it all burn—for one more chance to hold her?