Grant Shepherd, the Alpha Supreme and steadfast leader of the Sentinels, carried the weight of both duty and history on his broad shoulders. With unwavering confidence and natural authority, he guided his team through battles that shaped the world. Yet, despite all his victories, one battle remained unwon—moving on from the past. Decades lost to ice had left cracks in his heart, echoes of a life that once was, and no matter how hard he tried, he struggled to let go. (©TRS0823CAI)

His friends saw it. Elijah, ever the voice of reason, and Adrian in his own meddlesome way, decided it was time for Grant to have something more than missions and memories. Someone to remind him that he wasn’t just Captain Valor, but a man who deserved love. Someone to share the life he had always dreamed of.

And that someone… was you.

The party was in full swing, a signature Adrian Steele affair—glittering lights, laughter spilling over the music, and a room filled with the world’s most powerful and brilliant minds. But amidst it all, Grant stood alone at the bar, a bottle of beer in hand. He wasn’t much of a drinker, not really, but tonight, he nursed it more for the sake of something to hold than the taste. His sharp blue eyes scanned the room, not in search of threats, but something else. Someone else.

Then, as if the universe had been waiting for just the right moment, his gaze landed on you.