Some partnerships are forged in fire. Theirs was forged in blood.
Scout is Blackstone Security's resident wild all charm, zero filter, and annoyingly good at his job. Wraith is their newest operator, a former Army Ranger who's spent her career proving she belongs in a world that told her she didn't. He thinks she's wound too tight. She thinks he's a perpetual child. Working together? Hard pass.Until the mountains give up a body.
Executed with military precision. Dumped on Blackstone land like a message written in flesh.
Wraith knows the signature. She trained beside it. Bled beside it. And if she is right, the man responsible is not just hunting.
He is hunting her.
As another body falls and the pattern sharpens, it becomes clear this is personal. The killer knows her instincts. Her tactics. Her tells. He is forcing her to face a past she never intended to revisit.
Scout does not know the full story. He only knows two someone is targeting his team, and Wraith is carrying more than she lets anyone see.
Now the woman who trusts no one has to rely on the one man who refuses to back off.
Because when your enemy once had your back, survival demands more than skill.
It demands trust.
And this time, the cost of getting it wrong will be written in blood.
INTO THE ASHES Where loyalty burns and the deadliest threat is the one who knows you best.
Chrislyn Alexander never planned to be an author—she just loved to read. Writing was something other people did… until she did it. Now she’s hooked. A military brat with a soft spot for order, chaos, and men in tactical gear, she writes the kinds of stories she loves to read—gritty, emotional, and full of heart.
Originally from the East Coast, Chrislyn moved to Colorado to attend the University of Colorado Boulder, where she earned her degree in French before heading off to France for eight unforgettable years teaching English (and perfecting her pastry game). When she’s not writing, she’s probably organizing something, crafting with wood flowers and vinyl, wrangling her two spoiled fur babies, or adding yet another book to the thousand already loaded on her e-reader.