All his life, he longed for one thing to call his own—then he met her.
Liam Callaghan learned early that life’s a stingy bitch. First, it stole his family. Then it took his career. The only woman he’s ever wanted—the one he’s guarded from the shadows—is off-limits.
Ava knows what it means to be alone. She’s seen her brother exactly once in ten years—the day they buried their parents. Since then, the young CEO has guarded herself fiercely, defending her influence and position from those who’d try to exploit them. Too many people around her hide selfish intentions behind friendly faces. All but one man, a stranger from a blurry, drunken night, who might just be the exception.
Death has a name, and they’re about to learn it.
A surprise call from Ava’s brother offers a chance at family—something the Rangers took from her long ago. But danger follows Chase home, and Ava is assigned a protector: the phantom man from that night she can barely remember—who turns out to be all too real.
The faceless traitor closes in, pulling Liam and his team into a high-stakes mission to end the deadly shadow games before everything they’ve built is torn apart. Liam is forced to step into the light and confess he’s the man Ava’s been trying to remember—and that he’s been watching over her for years.
When the dust settles, Liam has the family, purpose, and love he never dared to hope for. But dreams this good never last… and he fears the moment he'll wake up.