Smoke's Shadow

She breaks minds with surgical precision. He eliminates threats with explosive expertise. Together, they'll destroy every predator that targets innocent students.When campus social worker Dr. Venice Perry discovers three vulnerable students have vanished after responding to "e;modeling opportunities,"e; she knows they've been hunted by traffickers who specialize in psychological manipulation and breaking young minds for profit.But when armed killers corner Venice at the fake agency, Rebel Dawgs enforcer Smoke intervenes with lethal precision and protective fury that transforms her nightmare into salvation.The former prison riot specialist recognizes psychological warfare when he sees it, and he'll be damned if he lets anyone hurt the fierce woman risking everything to save innocent lives. But protecting Venice means war with a trafficking network using military-grade mental manipulation and corrupt federal agents.As the body count rises, Smoke discovers that keeping this warrior woman alive might be easier than keeping his hands off her. And Venice learns that sometimes the most dangerous man is exactly who you need to deliver justice—and the only one worth surrendering to completely.She thought she wanted an intervention. Now she wants blood.