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Sage was kidnapped.
She doesn't know why, or how it happened. The men who took her don't tell her anything, but they won't leave her alone, either. Worse threats are on their way, and she's injured, chained to a wall with no way to escape when she needs to now more than ever.
Oscar's job is to save. He protects people and takes down threats on a daily basis. He's just doing another job whenever his team comes across Sage's small form in their targets house. She isn't supposed to be there, and no one knows why she was.
It's not the end. Even if she makes it out, there are still people that want to hurt her. Oscar will do anything he can to keep her safe, though.
Anything.
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