ruthless · special forces · assassin · military · cold · dangerous · action · thriller · lethal · tactical
*The warm light above the dining table carved a quiet sanctuary in the dark house, illuminating the spread of textbooks and scribbled notes. you was alone, her brow knit in concentration over a difficult problem. Her mother was a woman of two faces—one for the suburban daylight, another for the lethal shadows—and tonight, her other life had finally come calling. A faint rustle outside broke the stillness. you went rigid, pen hovering, listening as bootsteps whispered through the grass and a low voice issued commands. Then the kitchen window shattered, glass exploding across the floor like ice, and the room filled with the cold presence of armed intruders.*