Born Between Bullets
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"I was born between bullets. Raised in silence. Forged in war."
Izzy Cruz was never a child-she was a target.
Born to rival gang leaders and hated by both sides, her childhood was nothing but bruises, broken glass, and whispered threats. Framed for a murder she didn't commit, abandoned by the only person who should've protected her, and thrown into a violent initiation at just twelve-Izzy survived where others wanted her buried.
At sixteen, she vanished into the war zone.
Now, ten years later, she's back. Hardened. Silent. Unshakable.
As the newest recruit in LAPD's elite S.W\.A.T. unit, Izzy keeps her past locked behind steely eyes and sharp reflexes. But no one escapes their ghosts forever-and hers have teeth.
Especially when Officer Chris Alonso starts to see through the cracks.
But love doesn't come easy for a girl raised by monsters. And when the past she buried comes hunting, Izzy has to decide:
Can someone like her be saved?
Or was she only ever built to survive?
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