He was trained to protect. She was never meant to be his to save.Cybersecurity specialist Ava Sinclair lives by one rule: trust no one. After uncovering a secret file buried inside a massive data breach, she becomes a target-and the only person standing between her and a bullet is a man she doesn't know or trust.Rob "Grits" Grimes, former Navy SEAL turned operative for Hamilton Investigation & Security, has one mission: protect Ava at all costs. She's brilliant, guarded, and nothing like his usual assignments. But when an ambush forces them off the grid, Grits realizes the threat is more than a hit job-it's a conspiracy that could take down powerful players, including someone inside his own agency.As danger closes in and Ava edges closer to the truth, sparks ignite between them. But the closer Grits gets to her heart, the harder it becomes to keep his own secrets buried.