Ten years. That’s how long he’s held the line with Janice—best friends, no complications, no promises. It’s worked perfectly.
Until it doesn’t.
A neighbor in danger pulls him into a world where his detective skills can’t solve the real problem: his own heart. How much is he willing to risk? His career? His friendship? The careful distance he’s maintained for a decade?
Some cases demand more than investigation. Some demand sacrifice.
She set the rules. No strings. No feelings. Just fun. It was supposed to be simple.
But David has found someone else to protect. And watching him choose someone else over her forces Janice to confront the one rule she should have broken from the start: her own.
Confidence has always been her armor. Now it’s becoming her cage.
Sylvia lost her father at 14. Her mother to cancer at 16. Her sister under circumstances she rarely speaks of. By any measure, her life could have ended before it really began.
But Sylvia is stronger than people think.
She lives alone, builds her own world in small moments: early morning quiet, nature, animals, and the comfort of films that remind her life can be beautiful. Her wheelchair hasn’t stopped her from living—just from living the way others expected.
Deputy Chief. Best friend. The one who always has your back.
She’s built her career on discipline, her body on training, and her life on unwavering loyalty. When things fall apart, Sam is the one who holds the line.
But loyalty gets complicated when your best friend starts making dangerous choices.
He quit once. Walked away from the profession, the blood, the moral compromise. Did it all for family.
Then his daughter was taken. And the only way to get her back is to do the one thing he swore he’d never do again: kill.
He’s a professional. He does the job. But every contract is a choice between the man he wanted to be and the man he has to become.