Wicked and Enslaved. Wicked Lovers: Soldiers For Hire, #6.5

A relentless operative kidnaps a cartel's captive and risks everything to keep her safe.but it might destroy them both. Former elite soldier Forest "Trees" Scott is sent to rescue a woman held captive by a ruthless cartel. When he abducts the wary beauty to save her, she refuses to trust the stranger. But every mile they travel together chips away at the walls around her heart...until Trees realizes he's falling hard. After years of brutality, Laila Torres makes a devastating choice to defend the only man who's ever protected her-at the cost of her heart.
As deadly enemies close in and an old nemesis returns to tear them apart, Trees refuses to give up on her. But with danger stalking their every move and trust hanging by a thread, they'll have to risk everything for a future neither of them dared to believe was possible. Wicked and Enslaved is a scorching dark romantic suspense duet featuring a possessive protector, a wounded heroine, forced proximity, kidnapping, cartel danger, dangerous obsession, emotional healing, and a hero determined to fight for the woman he loves.