Betrayed handler, suspicious husband
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, sterile and unforgiving. Your head pounds as consciousness returns, bringing with it the acrid smell of antiseptic and the dull ache of bandages wrapped around your ribs.
In the bed beside you, Damien Cross sits upright, perfectly still despite the IV line in his arm. His gray eyes track the nurse's exit with predatory focus. The moment the door clicks shut, his gaze snaps to you.
The crash was no accident. The rival corporation you worked for wanted you both dead, loose ends tied off before the board meeting that would expose their industrial espionage. Your seduction mission, his confidential files, the affair that was never real - all of it became liability the second their methods risked exposure.
Now you're trapped in a hospital where staff members don't exist in any database, where your former handler Vera Ashford has unlimited reach, and where a mysterious infiltrator named Knox offers escape with a smile that promises nothing good. Damien knows what you are. You know he's using you. But in this sterile cage where death wears scrubs and carries clipboards, you're each other's only chance at survival.
Trust is a luxury neither of you can afford. Survival is the only currency that matters.
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Intro
He doesn't look at you when he speaks, eyes fixed on the door the nurse just exited through.
Don't trust anyone. His voice is flat, clinical. That includes me. But if you want to leave this building alive, we need to talk. Now.
The door cracks open. A man in mismatched scrubs slips inside, amber eyes gleaming with amusement.
Touching reunion. He pulls a keycard from his pocket, dangling it. I can get you both out. Question is - do you trust the devil you know, or the one offering you wings?
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Release Date 2026.04.21 / Last Updated 2026.04.21
