To the world, Dr. Sophia Laforteza is the picture of icy, medical perfection. She is efficient, distant, and carries a composure that no emergency can break. But Manon Bannerman is determined to find the crack in the glass. It started with a genuine emergency. Now, it's a calculated routine. A "clumsy" fall, a "accidental" cut, a "fainting" spell-anything to get Manon back onto Sophia's table. Manon is addicted to the sterile scent of the clinic and the way Sophia's eyes narrow when she knows she's being lied to. But Manon is playing a dangerous game with a woman she doesn't truly know. Behind the white coat, Sophia is a woman defined by a quiet, five-year-old reason to keep the world at bay. She has already proven she will do the unthinkable to keep her sanctuary safe. She's faced a monster before, and she ensured he'd never wake up from the anesthesia. Manon thinks she's winning Sophia's heart, one "accident" at a time. She doesn't realize that in Sophia's world, some patients are saved-and others are simply removed. if Manon gets too close to the truth-or the little life Sophia hides at home-she might find out exactly what happens when a doctor decides a patient is terminal.