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Clara Bennett arrives in Miramar with a fake name, a duffel bag, and a past she refuses to let catch up to her. She isn’t looking for friendship, love, or anything permanent—just long shifts at The Hard Deck, a locked door, and enough distance to finally breathe.
Jake “Hangman” Seresin has never had trouble getting attention, and he’s never cared much about staying. Cocky, confident, and far too observant for Clara’s liking, he can’t stop noticing the quiet new girl who flinches at loud voices, watches every exit, and looks over her shoulder like she’s waiting for something terrible to happen.
Clara keeps pushing him away.
Jake keeps slowing down.
And somewhere between late nights at The Hard Deck, unspoken fear, and the kind of patience neither of them expected, staying starts to feel far more dangerous than leaving.