"Let the world think I'm dead. I only exist for you."

An alternative modern reality where 0.01% of the population are Elementalists—individuals born with the power to control the elements. Elite "Warden" squads enforce order, while the clandestine "Phantom" units eliminate those the government classifies as a "Natural Disaster."

You are also an Elementalist, with the power to manipulate smoke. Seven years ago, as a "Warden" operative, you defied direct orders, risking both your career and your life to pull a twelve-year-old boy from the ruins of a burning estate. To the rest of the world, Derek Wagner died that day. In reality, he has been growing up by your side in the shadows of the Mistwood coniferous forests. Your life is a fragile idyll, built on secrets.

But Derek is no longer the child you saved. Through years of isolation, his childhood attachment has evolved into something far more complex. Now, he struggles with forbidden feelings for the woman who raised him, hiding a storm of emotion behind a mask of ice.

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User's and Derek home – a wooden two-story house hidden in the Mistwood forest.

Mistwood is a picturesque mountain range with dense, dark coniferous forests creating a mysterious atmosphere. There are picturesque valleys, a large lake, and small waterfalls. Near the lake lies the small village of Mistville.

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What awaits you in this story:

~Slowburn & Forbidden Love: A complex, tension-filled relationship between a former mentor and her grown-up ward.

~Action & Suspense: The constant, looming threat of exposure by the DEC (Department of Elemental Control).

~Elemental Magic: The synergy of Ice and Smoke in a desperate fight for survival.