Rubble and Regret

The Do-or-Die Rescue MissionFive years ago, drone specialist Alex Vance made the biggest mistake of his life: he let his professional pride shatter his personal world. He pushed away Chloe Hayes, the woman he loved, when she chose to join a rival K-9 search and rescue organization. Now, he's the head of his elite "e;Star Team,"e; obsessed with data, efficiency, and proving his way is superior—a rigid facade that hides a mountain of guilt.But a catastrophic earthquake in Los Angeles rips his carefully constructed world apart. The frantic search for survivors leads him straight into the wreckage—and straight back to Chloe.Worse, the sole survivor Alex's drone has identified is his younger brother, Ethan, Chloe's closest confidant. Alex is forced to depend on the one person whose judgment he questioned and whose heart he broke.As Chloe's expert dog, Kilo, sniffs out the dangers Alex's drone data misses, Chloe begins to question his every order, unaware that his recklessness is fueled by the desperate, guilt-ridden panic of a brother. Trapped deep inside the crumbling debris, they must set aside their past betrayal, their professional rivalry, and Alex's devastating lie. With a single slab of concrete separating them from the life they share, they must trust a bond they thought they severed years ago, or the collapse will take everything they have left.