""I trusted you, Root." the smaller woman said between clenched jaws. She forced the sharp blade harder against Root's neck. A trail of blood started running through the blade as the skin gashed underneath its pressure." A story about the relationship between Root and Shaw and the teams fight against Samaritan.

AU: After sparing her life, Samaritan uses Shaw for terribly painful experiments. She doesn't understand what they are doing to her, until the day her body bursts into flames. "You are an alt-human now, Sameen. You are a pyrokinetic. You've been given the ability to create and control fire." What Greer wasn't counting on was that she learned how to control her ability so quickly.

A Shaw/Root fanfic. Takes place after "Allegiance". Something is bothering Root and she ends up at Shaw's doorstep.