Synopsis

“Idiedinwar.Notsomeglorious,heroicblaze—butbleedingoutinthedirt,bodyriddledwithshrapnel,tryingtoprotectacivviewhodidn’tmakeitanyway.Fiftyyearsoflife,thirty-twoofservice.Gone.”“NextthingIknow,I’msixteen.Newname.Youngbody.Samelastname,samesoul.Andavoiceinmyheadthatcallsitselfthe‘MILFSystem.’”“SaysI’vebeenchosen—recruited—tohealwomenwho’vebeenforgottenbytime.Womenwhogaveeverything—love,body,identity—andgotleftwithsilence.Thebroken.Thebitter.Thebeautiful.”“You’dthinkI’dbeannoyed.Buttruthis?Ialwayspreferredwomenwithexperience.Womenwho’velivedthroughsomeshit.”“AndnowI’msurroundedbythem.Teachers.Neighbors.Caféowners.Singlemotherswhoflinchwhensomeonesays'love'toocasually.TheylookatmelikeI’mjustakid.ButIlookatthem...andIseethecracks.”“Thesystemgivesmequests.Tellsmewhoneedshelp.Who’sfallingapartbehindthesmile.Whatthey’veburiedsodeeptheyforgotitwaseverthere.”“Andme?Icompletethemissions.IdowhatIdobest.Iinfiltrate.Ibreakdownwalls.Imakethemfeelagain.Notbecauseit’smyjob...butbecauseit’stheonlydamnthingthatmakesmefeelhumananymore.”“Thisisn’tagame.It’swar.Emotional,intimate,soul-shakingwar.AndIdon’tleaveanyonebehind.”