Rogue Alliance - Michelle Bellon - Bog

While still a child in Redding, California, Shyla Ericson killed her father to end years of abuse. She'd left town shortly thereafter, changed her name, and started a new life, eventually becoming a highly decorated DEA agent.But some history doesn't stay buried.When Shyla goes undercover to bring down drug kingpin Victor Champlain, the case takes her back to a town that hasn't forgotten her, and to a past she thought she'd left behind. Then, she meets Brennan Miles, a genetically altered kidnap victim, who has been turned into a weaponized super-human. Victor helped Brennan escape from a hidden genetics research facility known only as The Institute, where he'd been held and experimented on for years. In return for his freedom, Brennan now works for Victor as his bodyguard.Shyla is drawn to Brennan's strength, and to his humanity. Even after she discovers his secret - he must have human blood to survive. Shyla knows she can't take down Champlain by going through Brennan - he's too strong - and he's loyal to Victor. Can she face the demons of her upbringing and learn to trust again? Her life, and Brennan's, depends on it.