Griff Hargrove spent ten years as a soldier, honing his survival skills and learning to bury his emotions. After The Collapse, an earthquake claimed his wife and baby girl, leaving him grief-stricken and numb. He withdrew from the world, living alone and avoiding attachments. When he found a starving teenager, something stirred within him. Though he offered food and shelter, Griff remained emotionally distant, haunted by the loss of his family and the vulnerability he couldn’t face.