A heartbeat, a shot, a life...gone. I should feel something; guilt, anguish, remorse. But I don’t. He trained me to be ruthless, his deadliest weapon, and I’ve perfected the art of feeling nothing. Until… He assigns me to protect Owen Cooper a politician stirring trouble in Westminster. I know him as Owen King. A man who once swore to protect me, to keep me safe. A man who lied. As the London underworld crumbles and the powerful scramble to keep their secrets buried, we’re caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. When the lines blur, it’s impossible to tell who the real enemy is. I want to trust the man who abandoned me—but is he the biggest threat of all? King’s Protector is Book 2 in the New Checkmate Series.