Recon Agent John Black doesn't let anyone in-

He's focused. Controlled. Unshakable.

Especially not when guilt has chained him to the past, making him fiercely protective of his family.

Until Sloane Harlow arrives at Shadows, testing every wall he's spent years building.

Smart.

Grounded.

Off-limits.

A Judge Advocate with enemies on her heels, Sloane shakes his already tenuous foundation.

Caught between fear and desire, neither of them expected the connection growing between them.

But when a mission goes sideways, a hidden leak surfaces, and Sloane lands in the crosshairs,

John has to choose between staying guarded-or fighting for the future he never thought he'd want.

They've both survived the battlefield. But love? That's a whole different war.

This is where control breaks.

And where Blackstone learns what it means to fight for more than survival.