Classified Hearts Some secrets are meant to protect nations. Others are powerful enough to destroy hearts. Scott Ryder and Jacqui Briggs have known each other their entire lives—long before ranks, classified files, and global threats came between them. Once inseparable, they were torn apart by duty, ambition, and choices that left scars neither ever truly healed. Now it’s 2025. Both are elite operatives. Both are committed to other partners. And both are thrust back into each other’s orbit when a covert operation threatens the fragile balance between Earthrealm and forces lurking in the shadows. What begins as a professional reunion quickly reignites something dangerous, intimate, and impossible to ignore. As stolen moments turn into a secret affair, the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs. Every mission hides another lie. Every touch risks exposure. And someone is watching. Vicki Tran—an intelligence officer with her own hidden agenda—knows their secret. Working from within, she feeds information to enemies determined to destabilize Earthrealm and burn everything Scott and Jacqui are fighting for. With Cerberus operatives, Outworld forces, and shadowy allies closing in, love becomes a liability—and the deadliest weapon of all. When classified files become weapons, and the truth threatens to surface, Scott and Jacqui must choose what they’re willing to sacrifice: their careers, their reputations… or each other. Classified Hearts is a gripping military romance thriller blending espionage, forbidden love, and emotional warfare—where passion is dangerous, trust is rare, and the most guarded secrets live in the heart.