Sentinel‘s Dilemma (The Sentinel Trilogy, #1)

He came to observe her planet. He wasn‘t supposed to fall for her. From a star system over a hundred light-years away, Lieutenant Antel Ralnar, a skilled military officer from the planet Arkonus, is assigned to a high-stakes mission on Earth. As the security officer for an undercover reconnaissance team, Antel‘s task is to blend in and gather intelligence on the planet‘s complex political landscape. But when trouble emerges from an unexpected foe, Antel finds himself at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens not only his mission but the safety of the Earth. Complicating matters further, Antel‘s situation becomes increasingly entangled when he falls for Becky, a charming and intelligent girl from Earth. As their relationship deepens, Antel is torn between his duty to maintain the secrecy of his true identity and his growing feelings for her. Bound by the Standard Protocol, which forbids him from revealing his alien origins, Antel must navigate the challenging landscape of an unfamiliar planet while keeping his true self hidden from the one person he cares about most. With his own life and the fate of two worlds hanging in the balance, Antel must uncover the truth behind the sinister plot before it‘s too late. Can he prevent a catastrophe and protect the mission, or will the conspirators succeed in their mysterious goals, forever altering the course of history?