I went to a mafia gala in six-inch heels, smiled at people I hated, and tried not to throw up on my fake fiancé. Then I made eye contact with Lucien Vale. And now I'm locked in a penthouse, with no phone, no exit, and a man who watches me like I'm both a threat and a puzzle he wants to pull apart. He says I saw something I shouldn't have. I say I don't know what the hell he's talking about. He's cold. Precise. Unshakeable. Until I start shaking him. And now? I'm starting to wonder what happens if I don't want to be let go.

Two years after the tragic death of trapeze artist Stella, the Goldfield Circus still performs beneath her shadow. The townspeople remember her as a star. But inside the tent, her name is a ghost-and no one dares speak of what really happened the night she fell. When 22-year-old Maria arrives from Idaho, chasing a quiet hope and a fresh start, she's thrown into Stella's old role and paired with Ethan-Stella's former partner and the man who caught her every night... until he didn't. The crew watches Maria with silent eyes. A photograph appears in her dressing room-then disappears. And the more she trains, the more the secrets begin to unravel. In a world where trust is everything and one mistake can mean death, Maria must walk the thin line between rising-and falling.