The Serpent’s Order by SZ Estavillo

An assassin trapped in a deadly organization. A detective marked for death. A cartel war with no survivors.

Von Schlange thought she’d escaped her past. Now Black Nova owns her, an elite, off-the-books task force where obedience means survival. As their newest assassin, she’s sent after targets tied to Jaxon Ryker, a drug lord hidden deep in the Alaskan wilds. At her side is Xander Holt, a former Navy SEAL who lives by one rule: no attachments. But as the bodies pile up, the line between partner and lover begins to blur.

Meanwhile, Detective Anaya Nazario is hunting the source of a synthetic “zombie drug” deadlier than fentanyl and immune to Narcan. Her investigation exposes dirty cops protecting Ryker’s empire and puts a target on her back.

Two women. One war. Every betrayal leaves a body behind.