Companion Story from Darkness Hovering (The Jeopardy Directive File 1)
Before Monique Strange became a legend in her own right, she was just an analyst—quietly supporting the spies who risked their lives in the field. Everything changed when she was given her first assignment and partnered with Solomon Grant, the agency’s most celebrated veteran.
Young and untested, Monique was captivated by Solomon’s presence—his steady confidence, his guarded silences, and the shadows of a personal struggle he never spoke of. Over the years, their partnership grew into a fragile closeness, one she sometimes mistook for love. Yet Solomon always kept a careful distance.
Then came the mission that shattered everything. Solomon Grant never returned. The agency mourned. Monique grieved. And for a year, she lived with the ghost of a man she could never have.
But the dead don’t always stay buried…
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