Sometimes life feels hard, but please ask for help. Nothing is lost.

Claire and Alex have always operated on the edges of legality, pulled into heists and shady deals by Frank, a figure who claims to be their leader but never gets his hands dirty. Frank’s involvement is always from a distance—he provides the jobs, the contacts, and the codes, but never takes part in the action. When a critical heist goes wrong and a code fails to work, Claire and Alex begin to question everything. As they scramble to uncover the truth, Claire must decide who she can trust in a web of deception and shifting alliances—before time runs out and Detective Shawn catches her.

“You scared the hell outta me last night, you know that?” Harold said. They sat together in their newly unpacked kitchen, sipping coffee and eating instant oats. Nancy massaged his shoulders, feigning sympathy, and laughed.