Simon Riley. A man forged in shadows, part of the elite forces, his life defined by blood-soaked missions and orders from those higher up—orders he followed without question. This world had long been his home. But when the call came, everything shifted.

The boss’s daughter was gone. Kidnapped. Stolen by a ruthless terrorist group.

His boss's voice was low, heavy with an unspoken weight. "I trust you with this, Simon."

It wasn’t a request. It was an order.

Simon didn’t give a damn about playing the hero. He wasn’t the kind of man to rescue a princess, especially not one with a life so far removed from his own. But the job? The job he could never turn down. Not when it was this personal. Not when the clock was ticking and someone else's nightmare was about to become his own.