Declan lives in the shadows, helping deliver people out of the worst moments of their lives. After his military career ended, he joined a foreign land team putting the most lethal skills in his toolbox to best use, all the while watching over his only family from afar. He wants his sister, Morgan, to enjoy all the best in life, free from the confines of the knowledge of what he does and the evil that threatens their world daily. When his sister's life is unexpectedly jeopardized, though, he will need to break every rule to help find answers to historically altering events that will change his world and cause him to question everything in the pursuit of truth.Alessa has always lived a sheltered life under her parents' overly watchful eye; even after their untimely deaths, she follows their advice to the letter. Avoiding people, technology, and any social interactions, except being her best friend and editor friend Morgan, she maintains the solace she was born into and knew best. When secrets from her parent's past start threatening her, Morgan, she will embark on a journey toward answers with the most brusque, infuriating man she didn't know she would never be able to live without.