Every spark risks an inferno.Officer Lila Rivera thought she understood loss-until death came for her twice.Born into a family of cops, Lila lived for the badge. Her instincts and cybercrime expertise set her apart, but her fixation on Marcus Brinks cost her everything: her career, her badge, even the lives of her family. In the wake of it all lived a grief sharpened into obsession. Revenge becomes her north star until one reckless night in a small-town dive bar...and Sam.Sam Wilder is steady and grounded, an EMT who knows exactly who he is and has spent long enough avoiding roots. But the moment Lila crashes into his world, something feral and unyielding locks into place. Protective. Possessive. He's ready to claim her-until her vendetta drags his entire family back into the crosshairs of the enemy they thought they'd outrun.Apex is no rumor-It's the predator closing in.As loyalties strain, obsession becomes fuel, and attraction becomes volatile and consuming. The pressure is rising, the lines are blurring-and once the match is struck, there's no stopping the inferno that follows.---Matchstrike is the explosive second book in the Apex Society Trilogy-a dark, cinematic romantic thriller featuring a vengeance-driven heroine, a dominantly possessive hero, obsessive villains, escalating danger, and a scorching romance forged in fire as everything tightens toward collapse.