“I’m deathly afraid he’s taken pieces of me I’ll never get back.”

Clara Santos was never meant to survive. She was supposed to be The Chameleon’s eighth victim. Trapped in captivity where time stood still, she endured the unthinkable—only to wake in an even darker nightmare: buried alive in a coffin six feet underground. She clawed her way back to life, but her tormentor isn’t finished. Now that he knows she’s alive, he refuses to let her go—and survival is only the beginning.

FBI Special Agent Maverick Rhodes has been chasing a ghost—one who has left seven bodies in its wake. When he pulls Clara from the brink of death, the case becomes personal. The Chameleon isn’t done with her, and he’ll do whatever it takes to finish what he started. As Maverick hunts a predator whose true face has never been seen, the lines between the protector and the protected begin to blur.

With time running out and a killer closing in, Clara must confront her trauma while Maverick fights to stop the man who won’t let her escape twice.

*Illusion of Safety contains dark and mature themes that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. For all content warnings, check the author's website.*