Author's Note

Burdened by secrets that keep her up at night, Valencia makes a desperate decision. She seeks out the services of a hitman, known only by the alias "The Phantom."

Her request is alarmingly simple: she wants him to end her life.

The Phantom accepts the job without a second thought. However, as he begins to shadow Valencia, an unexpected seed of emotion starts to take bloom in his cold empty heart.

The Phantom faces a difficult choice.

Can he fulfill the contract, knowing it would eliminate the light that has begun to brighten his darkened world? Or does he betray everything he's ever known to save her, igniting a war against those who hired him and those who fear the power of his shadow?