One hot OPAQUE agent, one wealthy heiress, and one simmering past relationship. What could possibly go wrong? Protector Agent Josh Slater has spent years working for the secret government-sponsored agency known as OPAQUE, but nothing has prepared him for coming face-to-face with Mackenzie Baudin. The only woman he ever truly loved—and left. Now, the tangle of Josh’s darkest secret and Mackenzie’s family ties to national security, have landed her in the crosshairs of Coercion Ten, the arch-enemy of OPAQUE in their battle against corruption. He will use every tool in his arsenal to protect her from becoming leverage in the fight. But, with Mackenzie stoking the still-simmering embers of their past relationship, Josh’s willpower is fighting on two fronts. Surviving both is doubtful. Suddenly, everyone has leverage.