After Him
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Last published Mon, Jun 9, 2025
She ran to survive. He was done with people. But then she crashed into him, literally.
Paige Martin had one shot to escape the nightmare her life had become, no plan, no support network, just the instinct to flee. But fate had a twisted sense of timing.
A storm-slicked road, a desperate turn, and a collision that would change everything.
Carlos Hernandez wasn't looking for anyone, especially not a woman with haunted eyes and secrets bleeding through her silence. But the moment their worlds collided, he saw something in her worth protecting, even if it meant burning everything he knew down to do it.
Now, with a violent past closing in and a ruthless new enemy rising, Paige and Carlos are forced into a deadly game where survival is a fight, trust is a risk, and love is the most dangerous escape of all.
Book One of the AFTER US SERIES
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