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by Lisa-Marie Wilson (Author)
Kate celebrates her 22nd birthday by hitting the bars with her best friend and housemate, Leah. The two party hard, downing drinks and dancing with two charming guys, Logan and Ben. After a wild night, Kate wakes up in Logan's bed, her memory hazy from the alcohol but her wit sharp as ever. They exchange banter and phone numbers before Kate heads home, only to find her house ransacked and Leah missing. Panic sets in when Leah doesn't answer her phone, prompting Kate to call the police, who can do little more than take notes. As she cleans up the chaos, Logan reaches out, wondering if Leah is still with Ben, who also hasn't returned. Concerned, Kate and Logan meet to discuss the alarming situation and decide to unravel the mystery together.
Days drag on with no sign of Leah or Ben. Their phones go unanswered, and no one else has seen them. With Kate's sass and Logan's sweet charm, they retrace their steps from the party night, questioning people at the bars. Their investigation takes a dark turn when they discover someone was killed in an alley next to the bar that night. Fearing the worst for their friends, they breathe a sigh of relief when they learn the victim isn't one of them. But as they dig deeper, they start receiving threatening calls from a stranger warning them to stop asking questions. Instead of backing down, their resolve intensifies, and they grow closer under the weight of their shared fear. Realizing they are being followed and with police showing little interest in helping, they go underground. The tension escalates as memories of that night resurface-Leah and Ben sneaking off for a romantic moment in the alley where they witnessed the murder. The stakes are raised when Kate and Logan uncover that the crime is linked to a ruthless syndicate involved in human trafficking; Leah and Ben have been kidnapped to silence them before a major delivery of women across the border. As they continue their desperate search, danger looms ever closer, with the syndicate hot on their trail. The intensity of their hiding becomes palpable, every whispered conversation charged with urgency and attraction. The dynamic between Kate and Logan shifts from camaraderie to something deeper, igniting undeniable chemistry fueled by adrenaline and fear.
