Mara doesn't believe in second chances. She's already burned through too many of them, through addiction, through betrayal, through the kind of grief you can't name out loud. After years of running from her past, she returns to her hometown with a duffel bag, a frayed list of amends, and the quiet hope that maybe, just maybe, she can rebuild something from the wreckage.
But small towns remember everything. And so does Mara.
As she struggles to stay clean, reconnect with her estranged sister, and carve out a life that isn't defined by what she's lost, the weight of a long-buried secret begins to resurface. Everyone thinks they know what happened the night of the crash, and the night her best friend died. But they only know half the truth.
And the other half is still killing her.
Lucas's survival depends on silence and stillness. His new sanctuary is the stark fortress of Seth Russo, a man whose cold gaze misses nothing. Lucas's job is to be invisible, a ghost who cleans and obeys. But he soon realizes the greatest threat isn't Russo's anger, but his quiet, calculating interest. Every flinch, every tremor, is a clue that fascinates the dangerous man. Safety was an illusion, and Lucas fears he has just become Russo's newest obsession.