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Targeted by the System, Protected by the Enemy

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Targeted by the System, Protected by the Enemy By Lia Mara Hunted by her own system. Saved by the man she was trained to destroy. Agent Livia Hart was never meant to survive this mission. When an elite operation in Prague collapses within minutes, leaving her entire team wiped out without a trace, Liv realizes something far worse than failure is unfolding. Someone isn’t just targeting the mission. They are targeting her. Branded as expendable by the very system she devoted her life to, Liv becomes the center of a silent manhunt. Orders are issued. Teams are deployed. And this time, there is no extraction. Only elimination. But just as the trap closes in, a shadow moves before every bullet can reach her. Precise. Unseen. Always one step ahead. Leon. The man who vanished months ago during a classified mission. Declared dead. Erased from the system. And now, the one protecting her. He offers no explanations, only survival. But the closer Liv gets to him, the more the truth begins to unravel. The system she trusted is no longer clean. The mission she was given was never meant to succeed. And the enemy she was trained to destroy might be the only one who can keep her alive. As alliances fracture and the line between hunter and prey disappears, Liv is forced into a choice she was never prepared to make. Because this time, running won’t save her. And the man protecting her might be the most dangerous truth of all.
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