Reason to Stay
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One lives by saving lives. The other has spent years taking them.
When an ordinary act of courage brings two strangers together, neither of them realizes how deeply their lives are about to change.
Thomas Clark has always believed that kindness can make the world a better place. Chris has long since stopped believing in people altogether.
Their worlds should never have crossed.
Yet sometimes the people we fear the most become the ones who change us forever.
A story about trust, redemption, and discovering that even in the darkest places, there's always a reason to stay.
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