He commands the most feared intelligence agency in the galaxy.
But he cannot command his own heart.
Gravis Denaley is one of the most powerful men in the star system—brilliant, magnetic, dangerously gifted with magic, and the unshakable director of GSM, the intergalactic espionage agency feared by criminals and dictators alike.
Yet he harbors one flaw he cannot outmaneuver:
He is hopelessly in love with a woman he cannot bring himself to claim.
When a surge of high-tech weapons floods the black markets of Astua, evidence points to a smuggling ring funneling stolen tech from a prestigious research company on Astua to Ulmyra—and finally into the hands of Groteria’s ruthless dictator. If GSM cannot stop the pipeline, the balance of power across three star systems will collapse.
GSM deploys Victra Loomis—Ensullian operative, daughter of Barnabas Loomis, and the one woman Gravis cannot think straight around—to infiltrate the operation. Forced to lead her despite the emotional landmine between them, Gravis’ every decision spirals into conflict, frustration, and explosive missteps. Until Victra walks off the mission entirely.
Now the smuggling ring is gaining strength.
Groteria is preparing for war.
And Gravis has run out of chances to get this right.
Calling in Leland and Leo, the best covert pair in GSM, Gravis launches a last-chance strike to expose the thieves, shut down the weapons pipeline, and drag a galaxy back from the brink. But every step brings him closer to the one truth he cannot escape:
In espionage, weakness kills.
And in love, silence destroys.