In a city torn apart by war, danger and desire walk hand in hand. Jake, a young Navy SEAL burdened with secrets, slips into Toby’s Bar a dim refuge where soldiers and strangers alike drink in silence, trading glances instead of words. The air smells of smoke and stale beer, and for a few hours, the outside world feels distant.
But Jake isn’t there for the quiet. He’s waiting for the one man who broke through his defenses. Every meeting feels like a gamble: the threat of being caught, the fear of betrayal, and the pull of something he can’t let go. His pulse no longer races from firefights it’s the brush of a hand in the shadows that unsettles him most.
In a place where duty and desire clash, every choice carries risk. To fight for love might mean losing everything else he swore to protect. To walk away could mean surrendering the only piece of himself that feels real.
Can Jake risk his future for the man who makes him feel alive?
