The Alpha Ex-SEAL's Second Chance
(2026)(The first book in the Ashborn Security series)
A novel by Ivy Snow
I’m not supposed to let my enemy live, let alone fall for one.
He's Caius—commander of Ashborn Security, grumpy and ruthless, a man who lives by one rule: the mission always comes first.
But what if the assassin sent to kill his client wears the face of his dead wife?
He claims I’m his wife when he tears off my mask.
Now I'm trapped in his safehouse, sharing his bed, playing a seven-day game with my past that I don’t remember as the prize.
The more time we spend together, the harder it is to stay the cold-blooded assassin I was built to be.
He cooks my favorite meals I’ve kept secret.
He builds a pillow fortress to keep my nightmares away.
His hands reverent on wounds I’d ignore.
Every void he fills. Every need he answers. Every burn scar he worships pulls me closer to a woman I don’t remember being.
Somewhere along the way… I stop wanting to run.
And everything changes.
My syndicate has marked me for something far worse than death.
If I get caught, I won’t just lose myself.
I’ll be forced to kill the only man who’s ever loved my scars, my sins and my worst.
And he’ll burn the world to ashes before that happens.
Trigger Warning:
He's Caius—commander of Ashborn Security, grumpy and ruthless, a man who lives by one rule: the mission always comes first.
But what if the assassin sent to kill his client wears the face of his dead wife?
He claims I’m his wife when he tears off my mask.
Now I'm trapped in his safehouse, sharing his bed, playing a seven-day game with my past that I don’t remember as the prize.
The more time we spend together, the harder it is to stay the cold-blooded assassin I was built to be.
He cooks my favorite meals I’ve kept secret.
He builds a pillow fortress to keep my nightmares away.
His hands reverent on wounds I’d ignore.
Every void he fills. Every need he answers. Every burn scar he worships pulls me closer to a woman I don’t remember being.
Somewhere along the way… I stop wanting to run.
And everything changes.
My syndicate has marked me for something far worse than death.
If I get caught, I won’t just lose myself.
I’ll be forced to kill the only man who’s ever loved my scars, my sins and my worst.
And he’ll burn the world to ashes before that happens.
Trigger Warning:
- Violence, including graphic descriptions of combat, assassinations, and torture.
Depictions of child abuse, trauma, and weaponized or manipulated children/teens
Explicit sexual content, including scenes of sexual awakening/reawakening in the context of past trauma
Scenes of grief, self-harm ideation, and prolonged survivor’s guilt
References to suicide attempts, addiction (secondary characters), and institutional abuse
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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