I've always believed in chasing the truth. I didn't expect it to chase me back.

My young mentee's murder left me with nothing but rage and a need for answers. My search for justice led me straight into the line of fire-and into the arms of a man called Ghost.

His name fits-silent, lethal, and impossible to pin down. He says I'm reckless. I say he's infuriating.

But Ghost doesn't just come with his own agenda. He comes with heat that burns through my carefully built walls and a team that operates in a world I didn't even know existed.

I don't trust him. Not his secrets. Not his steel-gray eyes. And definitely not the way my pulse races when he's near.

The deeper I dig, the more tangled our missions become. Every clue we uncover only pulls us closer-to danger, to answers, to each other.

But Ghost isn't just shielding me from the enemy. He's hiding his own truths, and if I let my guard down, I might lose more than the story. I might lose myself.

It's like Twisted Games meets The Night Manager with the dark obsession of The Sweetest Oblivion.

Dive into a world where mercenaries meet their match, boundaries blur, and protection becomes possession. The shadows are waiting. Don't wait, scroll up and one-click now.

TW: Dark themes, cursing, graphic violence, kidnapping/abduction, possessive behavior, and a fight against trafficking. Similar triggers to Haunting Adeline and The Ritual.