Echoes of Deception

Whatever it takes. As long as it takes.®
Phantom is the weapon Guardian Security deploys when justice fails. His mission is simple: eliminate a powerful financier hiding a deadly weapons operation behind untouchable channels. The only way in is through a remote excavation site in Sudan—and Phantom is prepared to wait as long as it takes to finish the job. He’s trained to feel nothing, to want nothing, and to walk away when it’s over. Until one woman makes that impossible.
Dr. Elara Bennett lives for discovery. Brilliant, relentless, and fiercely independent, she commands her dig with confidence and refuses to be intimidated by the silent, overbearing security specialist assigned to shadow her every move. He watches too closely, says too little, and somehow always seems to be exactly where she is. Lara doesn’t trust him—and she definitely shouldn’t want him.
But the deeper she digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes.
What lies beneath her site isn’t history—it’s a deadly secret, and she’s standing right on top of it. As the danger closes in, the man she can’t escape becomes the one she can’t resist. Because Phantom isn’t just watching anymore—he’s protecting her, risking everything to keep her alive… even if it costs him the mission.
And when the end comes, he’ll have to choose.
Finish the job he was sent to do… or fight for the one woman he was never meant to love.