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