He was never looking for rescue. Seth Alvarez survives by staying invisible, drifting through life from one job to another just to make ends meet for his sick mom. His only rule is to keep his head down and his mouth shut. But his silence fails him when he stammers a clumsy greeting and draws the attention of Cali, a cold-blooded enigma tied to the syndicate, who offers him a job he can't refuse. The cost of a tempting contract. Plunged into her world of whispered threats and intoxicating deception, Seth walks the thin line between gratitude and fear. Now, the greatest threat comes from within: a sharp, undeniable attraction he doesn't dare name.

( ℬℴℴ𝓀 1 ) • ( 🥉𝚂𝙱𝙲 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻 𝟹𝚛𝚍 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚛 ) On a stormy night in the small town of Hysteria, An embalmer is startled by his doorbell ringing repeatedly. A vintage coffin with the chilling note saying, "Thou shalt help this body to be embalmed, to cleanse her for eternity, so the soul may find peace," is lying on his doorstep. Inside is his own daughter's dead body. As he descends into madness and is consumed by grief, he is motivated to solve a mystery that is far more sinister than death itself. Does the truth hide somewhere in the town... or in the bloodline?