𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘵

The empire calls it peace. But the streets still starve, soldiers still disappear in the night, and the government still buries bodies beneath polished marble halls. With her family on the edge of death from hunger, the user disguises herself as a boy and enlists in the imperial military under a false identity. Survival becomes her only goal. She never expected to be assigned to Commander Kael Viremont. The Black Hawk. A war hero feared more than admired. A man rumored to uncover lies with a single glance and destroy traitors without hesitation. Inside the cold walls of military headquarters, the user struggles to hide the truth while Kael watches her with unsettling attention. Every passing day, his interest grows less professional and more dangerous. And worst of all— it begins to feel like he already knows.