Her Last Hope: The Aegis Network (the SARICH BROTHERS series Book 2)

Nicolaus Sarich, a soldier with The Aegis Network, is assigned to extract a woman from a trafficking operation. He quickly discovers she infiltrated the cell intentionally to find a missing girl, and his intervention has compromised her cover and endangered her life. Leandra Wakefield has spent years investigating trafficking cases and pursuing the perpetrators. Her undercover operation is now exposed, forcing her to rely on Nick for protection from the trafficker who knows her identity. Nick and Leandra are thrust into an unwilling partnership as they pursue leads through a complex network of hidden victims and disappearing evidence. The trafficker remains ahead of them at every turn. Nick pushes to remove Leandra from danger while she continues moving toward it. As they navigate this dangerous terrain, the boundary between professional partnership and personal connection becomes unclear. Surviving the hunt for the trafficker requires them to trust one another.