I knew it was a risk venturing over to my new neighbor’s cabin during the storm.

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After all, I barely knew him. All I’d learned from our chance meeting in the woods was that he was visiting the Adirondacks on a well-deserved vacation, he used to serve in the Army, and he was the most handsome man I’d ever seen.

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The last part definitely made the whole knocking on a near-stranger’s door offering food and flashlights idea more appealing.

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When he invited me inside, I nearly said no. But there was just something about Erik that told me I could trust him. That if I didn’t accept his offer, I’d end up regretting it.

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Then four masked intruders stormed the cabin, with both of us in it. And nothing could have prepared me for what would come next.

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I should have been able to defend myself from anything.

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I used to be Special Forces, after all. Now, I work for one of the top private security companies in the country. But when Tatum’s life was threatened, I had no choice but to concede. To accept whatever was waiting for me after.

 

Waking up in the middle of the woods with an unconscious Tatum nearby wasn’t a promising start.

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Finding out we’ve been dumped into the middle of a sinister game is even worse. A deadly game it’s clear we’re not supposed to survive.

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But there’s no way I’m letting anything else happen to Tatum. I’m getting her out of here, no matter what it takes. And once we escape, I’m going to see her again. Because I’m not losing the first woman I could see a future with.