No Way Out
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Ongoing3h 43m
Last published Thu, Jul 9, 2026
When you've lived a life of solitude and you cannot trust anyone, welcoming people in can be hard to do. Tamara Anthony has been homeschooled for six years and finds it hard to trust people. When she's forced to go back to physical school, her only ambition is to stay away from all human connections. When Kai Easton takes an interest in her, it has her running into a frightening deal with no escape route.
Trigger warning: contains mentions of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] and Paranoid Personality Disorder [PPD]
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