Two daughters. Stray dogs. One dangerous deception.
After a pandemic empties the world of safety and order, Sloan will do anything to keep her teenage daughters alive. Looters roam. Desperation festers. And an empty neighborhood is an open invitation to violence.
Her solution? A bold deception—placing stray dogs in each abandoned home, barking and guarding, to make outsiders believe the street is still full of life. The illusion works… for a while. But every lie comes with a risk, and Sloan’s is about to draw the wrong kind of attention.
In a world where survival means outthinking the enemy, Sloan must decide how long she can keep up the ruse—and what will happen when it finally unravels.
Perfect for fans of tense, post-apocalyptic thrillers where loyalty has fur and survival demands ingenuity.
