Esoteric

Abigail Hawksley never wanted to be part of anything bigger than her own life. She was just a sarcastic twenty-something with an orange cat, a bad habit of tripping over her own feet, and a knack for being in the wrong place at the worst possible time.

All of that changes the night she witnesses a brutal murder in a rain-soaked alley-a man executed by strangers in black. When she flees, she believes she's escaping danger. Instead, she's running straight into it.

Abducted by a secretive organization that claims to be "protecting" her, Abigail discovers she is more than a bystander. She is the last person to see Elias Mercer alive-and the accidental keeper of a small, cryptic key that might unlock the secrets he died to protect.

Her captors think she's a link to something called ESOTERIC-a classified project shrouded in conspiracy. To them, she's an asset. To herself, she's a liability. But when they force her to join their ranks as a field agent, Abigail faces an impossible choice: become part of the machine hunting for answers...or be eliminated as collateral damage.

Armed with nothing but her quick wit, her rising defiance, and the key that could change everything, Abigail is thrust into a world of espionage, hidden agendas, and dangerous alliances. If she wants to survive-and protect the people she cares about-she must uncover the truth behind ESOTERIC before it destroys her from the inside out.