At eighteen, Odessa Verde has checked every box her high-achieving family set before her-early college graduation, a prestigious résumé, and acceptance letters from eight universities. To the world, she's a golden girl on the edge of greatness. To Odessa, her future feels less like a dream and more like a cage.
On the morning she's meant to choose the "right" path, one reckless question takes hold: What if I didn't go at all?
Following an impulse she can't explain, Odessa veers off course and stumbles into a place that shouldn't exist.
There, she meets a mysterious man whose perspective unsettles and inspires her, and whose world is nothing short of miraculous. As she becomes captivated by the magic and wonder of this hidden realm, she realizes it isn't an escape-it's a calling.
But every choice has a cost.
And following her heart may require letting go of the life she's always known.