The Red String Effect

In a world where the Red String of Fate is real - but invisible to the naked eye - a rare neurological condition called "Red String Effect" grants a handful of people the ability to see this thread that connects destined lovers. These individuals are called Stringbearers.

Eighteen-year-old Layla Monroe is one of them.

Haunted by a past mistake that led her to reveal the truth about the red thread to the wrong person, Layla lives in isolation - refusing to get involved, refusing to interfere. Until she sees something impossible: a boy with no string at all.

Luca Vegas has no memory of his past. No records. No family. And now, no future - until Layla becomes obsessed with figuring out why he seems unbound by fate. As she digs deeper, the red strings around her begin to writhe, twisting and tangling in ways they never have before. People's destinies start to unravel. Relationships collapse, and Layla begins to wonder: What if fate isn't exactly a gift?

What if it's a trap?

With time running out, Layla must decide whether to protect the rules of the universe - or break them completely to save a boy who was never meant to exist.