Contract Marriage with My Secret Partner in Crime

ZephanyDravenisashy,clumsycelebrityjournalistwhoisconstantlyridiculedfornotgettingthebigscoops.Sheissoft-spokenandeasilyintimidated,soshelooksweak.However,behindcloseddoors,she'sEclipse,analtogethertougher,loud-mouthedagentandquiteruthlessandefficient.KendrickMontclairisagentle,positiveartistwholoveshisfamilyandremainsoptimisticdespitehisstruggles.Hisgentlenaturemakeshimeasytotakeadvantageof.Butsecretly,he'sObscura,acold,ruthlessagentwhoisefficientandsilent.Bothworkaspartnersinasecretorganizationthatpreserveshiddentruthserasedbygovernments,yettheyremaincompletelyunawareofeachother'strueidentities.Theirgoalistoreachthehighestlevelofclearancetoaccessclassifiedinformation.Butjustwhenthey'reonthevergeofsuccess,theyfail.Then,amysteriousmanappearswithanoffer—acontractmarriageinexchangefortheinformationtheydesperatelyseek.Trappedwithnoalternative,theysignthedeal.Butneitherexpectedwhatwouldhappennext.-------------KendrickandZephanysatbytheglasswall,waitingfortheirfoodwhenacarsuddenlycrashedthrough.KendrickpulledZephanytosafetyjustintime,butbothgotsmallcutsfromthebrokenglass.“Areyouokay?”theyasked,checkingeachother.Totheirastonishment,thecutshealedbeforetheireyes.Theirmindsraced.“Besideme,theonlypersonIknowwhohasthatabilityis.”“No!Shecan'tbethatloud,short-temperedwoman!”“No!Hecan'tbethatsilent,obnoxiousman!”“DidImarrymysecretpartnerincrime?”Theybothshudderedatthethought.