Secrets and loyalty kept them apart. Vengeance brought them together. Survival will test their love. HORNET As a newly promoted agent in the ultra-secretive Unit 23, I thought I’d seen it all. But when my mentor is abducted and Kima goes missing on my watch, my world turns upside down. Suddenly, I’m thrust into a high-stakes game of betrayal and revenge with the woman I secretly love at its center. I’ve spent months hiding my feelings for Kima, keeping her at arm’s length to protect us both. But as we unravel a web of lies that leads back to her supposedly dead stepfather, I realize I can’t lose her again. With danger closing in from all sides, I have to choose between my duty and my heart. And in this deadly game, one wrong move could cost us everything. DELFINO I thought I knew pain when I lost my beloved stepfather. I was wrong. Finding out he’s alive—and a traitor—shattered my world. Now, all I can think about is making him pay for his betrayal. As a skilled intelligence agent, I’m used to working alone. But when Hornet, the man I’ve loved for months, finally admits his feelings for me, everything changes. He wants me to let go of my vendetta, but I can’t. Instead, I ask him to help me exact my revenge. Together, we’ll navigate a dangerous world of secrets and lies, risking it all to uncover the truth. But as we delve deeper into this deadly conspiracy, I begin to wonder: how much am I willing to sacrifice for vengeance? And can our newfound love survive the storm that’s coming?