When Maya returns home after years abroad, she is welcomed as the jewel of her family, destined to uphold their legacy and secure their future. But behind her poised smile, she carries a secret that could destroy everything. Hidden among her belongings are letters, written in a hand both commanding and impossible to forget. They tie her to an unknown presence, one whose shadow looms over her every step. To the world, he does not exist. To Maya, he is the reason she cannot choose freely, the reason she fears her own truth. As her family's expectations tighten and dangerous rivals draw near, Maya learns that secrets can be as suffocating as they are unbreakable. And when that shadow finally steps into the light, the cost of silence may be more than she can bear.

[slow update] Zane Larsen & Sophia Amora