Duty Compromised

Ty Hughes handles the most dangerous protection assignments on the planet—it’s what Citadel Solutions is built for. So babysitting some old computer scientist for a few weeks?

Boring as hell, but no problem.

Until he meets Dr. Charlotte Gifford.

She’s not the gray-haired researcher Tyler expected—she’s young, brilliant, and gets adorably flustered every time he looks at her. When her quantum-encrypted signal research is stolen by terrorists, someone wants her dead before she can rebuild what they need.

Charlotte has spent her whole life in labs, more comfortable with code than people. She eats lunch alone, speaks in programming logic when nervous, and definitely...

Ty Hughes handles the most dangerous protection assignments on the planet—it’s what Citadel Solutions is built for. So babysitting some old computer scientist for a few weeks?

Boring as hell, but no problem.

Until he meets Dr. Charlotte Gifford.

She’s not the gray-haired researcher Tyler expected—she’s young, brilliant, and gets adorably flustered every time he looks at her. When her quantum-encrypted signal research is stolen by terrorists, someone wants her dead before she can rebuild what they need.

Charlotte has spent her whole life in labs, more comfortable with code than people. She eats lunch alone, speaks in programming logic when nervous, and definitely doesn’t know what to do with a bodyguard who makes her forget her own name.

Now they’re on the run with assassins on their trail and a traitor somewhere in her inner circle. Charlotte can reconstruct the tech that could save thousands—if Tyler can keep her alive long enough.

She’s a genius with code, not running from terrorists.

He’s trained for warfare, not falling for the woman he’s protecting.

But when every ally becomes suspect and death waits around each corner, breaking all the rules might be their only chance at survival.