He came to say goodbye to the past. He stayed to fight for her future.
Moose Rhoades barely survives his last mission, but the pain that haunts him isn’t just physical. While recovering at The Refuge—a quiet retreat for battered warriors—he reaches out to the woman who once pulled him back from the edge: Margaret Whitaker, his high school counselor.
But it’s her daughter, Shay, who writes back—with heartbreaking news.
Margaret is dying.
Returning to Lake George means facing old ghosts, but Moose goes anyway. He expects to say goodbye. What he doesn’t expect is Shay—brilliant, fierce, and unraveling beneath the weight of grief,...
He came to say goodbye to the past. He stayed to fight for her future.
Moose Rhoades barely survives his last mission, but the pain that haunts him isn’t just physical. While recovering at The Refuge—a quiet retreat for battered warriors—he reaches out to the woman who once pulled him back from the edge: Margaret Whitaker, his high school counselor.
But it’s her daughter, Shay, who writes back—with heartbreaking news.
Margaret is dying.
Returning to Lake George means facing old ghosts, but Moose goes anyway. He expects to say goodbye. What he doesn’t expect is Shay—brilliant, fierce, and unraveling beneath the weight of grief, debt, and secrets too long buried.
When Margaret dies, Shay is forced to confront more than loss. She’s called to jury duty in a high-profile trial—one tied to a lie that shatters everything she believed about her past. And when a threatening letter lands in her hands, it becomes clear the truth isn’t just painful—it’s explosive.
As danger circles closer and secrets come to light, Moose will do whatever it takes to protect Shay—even if it means becoming a target himself.
Because the strongest shelters aren’t made of walls.
