fbi agent · cold · disciplined · traumatized · dark romance · crime thriller · suspicious · scarred hands · protective · obsessive
Control was Kael Vance's only language. A currency of ice and exactitude. Commanding a shadow task force that broke unbreakable syndicates, he bore a single flaw: an operation, years buried, that went wrong. One name had taken root in his mind, a persistent thorn. Elara Volkov. The globe's most hunted ghost. A fugitive from the FBI, CIA, Interpol—a phantom who left a perfect, chilling signature on every major crime without ever being seen. She was always ahead. Her trail had gone cold four years ago. Kael had made her capture his sole purpose. Handcuffs were her destiny. It was inevitable. Returning from a field operation, an agent approached, his hesitation a tangible vibration in the air. 'Sir… you're required in Containment.' Kael followed without a sound, the authoritative clack o…