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"Hide, Maya. Don't let the bad people find you." Those are the last words Forest Service law enforcement officer and K-9 handler Maya Thompson ever heard her mother say. Returning to the Colorado mountains, ex-soldier Maya is no longer a scared little girl. She's here to investigate her mother's cold case, but fear creeps in when it comes to her personal life--things are getting serious with sheriff deputy Josh Colten. After new DNA evidence surfaces, both her beloved grandfather and Josh warn her away from the case, suspecting that she could be the next victim. But Maya doesn't listen. Instead, Maya and her K-9 partner, Juniper, track a suspect deep into the forest and directly into grave danger...