The Caretaker
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Kai's only seventeen - but he's already a full-time parent.
With a mom lost to addiction and a little brother who depends on him for everything, Kai's learned how to survive. Lie to teachers. Dodge social workers. Hide the truth.
He's got one rule: protect Leo at all costs.
But when someone from the past shows up offering help, Kai faces the hardest choice of all - hold on to the only life he's ever known, or risk everything for a better one. With a mother lost to addiction and no one else to count on, seventeen-year-old Kai has no time to dream. But when a face from the past offers a lifeline, Kai must decide if he can finally stop surviving... and start living.
But how do you save yourself when you've spent your whole life saving everyone else?
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