Losing Control

She saves everyone. But who saves her?

K-9 officer Maddox Shaw is Phoenix Ridge PD’s most controlled dog handler—precise, unshakeable, and the woman you want on your toughest calls. Until a string of high-risk incidents leaves cracks she can’t hide: flashbacks, racing pulse, moments where the present blurs with memories she refuses to examine.
Her Chief sees the signs.
Maddox refuses to.
Now therapy is mandatory.
Her new therapist is Jade Kessler—former Army medic, trauma counselor, and absolutely the last woman Maddox wants asking questions. Jade is steady where Maddox is storm, impossible to intimidate, and far...

She saves everyone. But who saves her?

K-9 officer Maddox Shaw is Phoenix Ridge PD’s most controlled dog handler—precise, unshakeable, and the woman you want on your toughest calls. Until a string of high-risk incidents leaves cracks she can’t hide: flashbacks, racing pulse, moments where the present blurs with memories she refuses to examine.
Her Chief sees the signs.
Maddox refuses to.
Now therapy is mandatory.
Her new therapist is Jade Kessler—former Army medic, trauma counselor, and absolutely the last woman Maddox wants asking questions. Jade is steady where Maddox is storm, impossible to intimidate, and far too skilled at reading behind the walls Maddox keeps airtight.
Their mandatory sessions become a battleground of stubbornness, heat, and unexpected connection.
Boundaries blur. Sparks build.
And the toughest woman in Phoenix Ridge starts losing the one thing she’s always relied on: control.
But when a new wave of violence hits the city, Maddox is pushed toward a breaking point she can’t outrun. And Jade may be the only person capable of reaching her—if Maddox lets her in before everything falls apart.

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