Helen G. Huntley

He commands the most feared intelligence agency in the galaxy. But he cannot command his own heart. Gravis Denaley-brilliant, magnetic, and dangerously gifted with magic-is the unshakable director of GSM, the intergalactic espionage agency that keeps tyrants in check. There is only one thing he cannot control. Her. When advanced weapons begin flooding the black markets of Astua, GSM uncovers a deadly pipeline-stolen tech moving from a prestigious research company.
into the hands of Groteria's ruthless dictator. If it isn't stopped, three star systems will fall into chaos. Gravis assigns the mission to Victra Loomis-elite Ensullian operative, daughter of his most trusted ally. and the one woman who shatters his control. Forced to lead her, desire turns to conflict. Conflict turns to mistakes. And when Victra walks away, everything begins to unravel. Now the operation is collapsing.
Groteria is preparing for war. And Gravis is out of time. With the galaxy on the brink, he calls in GSM's most lethal covert pair for one final strike. But the greatest threat isn't the enemy. It's the truth he's been avoiding all along-In espionage, weakness kills. In love, silence destroys.