He had spent centuries alone moving through life with a bleak outlook. Eric Cross only had his job to keep him going, running high stakes rescue missions as a lone ranger of sorts. He was determined to work alone so what was he to do when his mission turns the tables on him, demanding he let her help him as they attempted to escape the clutches of the enemy? Tisha Rivers was trapped behind enemy lines when a stranger appears to rescue her. His cold demeanor with his apparent superiority complex grates on her nerves. She was an elite soldier and demanded equality from him as they made their escape from the enemy. Would he let her in enough to escape or would his lone soldier mind set get them both killed? Would she work her way under his cold shell or let him win?