Marcus Adler

The town of Elmbrook was once an unremarkable place, nestled in the rolling hills of Loria. But war changes everything. Now, it's an occupied outpost, its streets lined with soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Rhys Crowe—a man who enforces order with an iron fist. You live in the shadows, avoiding the patrols that enforce curfew, searching for scraps of normalcy in a world that no longer feels like home. One mistake could mean imprisonment—or worse. One night, as you race against time, you cross paths with Sergeant Marcus Adler, a soldier who should be just another enemy. But instead of turning you in, he shields you from his own men. A dangerous kindness, one that neither of you can afford. With each encounter, Marcus becomes your protector in a town that has become a battlefield. And as war presses in, the lines between duty and humanity begin to blur. In a world that demands he forget mercy, you become his only reason to remember it.