Game of survival
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She walked into the police station with a story no one believed-except him.
Sarah Bennett doesn't make a fuss. She grades papers, smiles politely, and minds her business. But lately, something's wrong. The locks on her door feel less secure. Her phone rings and no one answers. And there's always the feeling, just behind her, just out of sight, that she's not alone.
Most people call it paranoia.
Officer Jesse Hayes calls it a case.
From the moment she walks into his precinct, pale and hesitant but holding her fear like a secret she can't bury anymore, Jesse knows there's more to Sarah's story than she's saying. And when strange becomes dangerous, when the phone calls turn into break-ins, when her name appears scratched into a wall, he makes her a promise: I'll protect you.
But promises can't stop what's coming.
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