“Hello, my beloved—” a familiar voice whispers in my ear, and steel fingers tighten around my throat even more. Once, I made him fall in love with me; otherwise, we couldn’t have pulled this off. That’s my job: to move from planet to planet and do what the Bureau requires. At some point, feelings got the better of me, and I was afraid. A hired agent isn’t allowed to indulge in emotions. I completed the assignment and hurried to disappear. But he found me! “Tell me the client’s name?” He holds my gaze, not letting go. I feel how desperately he wants me, despite the rage he has for betrayal. His desire is mutual—near him, and I lose my mind.
But we both understand that this isn’t the end of the game—it’s its very beginning.