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Monroe has spent years perfecting the art of control - her emotions buried, her past locked away, her hands steady even when they're stained with blood. Trained by the mafia, loyal to her father, she survives by never asking questions she isn't prepared to answer.
Until Duke University.
An undercover assignment meant to be quiet and forgettable begins to unravel when familiar patterns resurface - screams that echo too loudly, memories that don't stay buried, and a name she was never meant to remember.
Messina.
As Monroe digs deeper, the line between mission and memory fractures. Her father's secrets grow heavier. The truth about her mother edges closer. And watching from the shadows is Alec - dangerous, infuriating, and far too informed for comfort. Assigned to protect her, or to stop her, he knows exactly where the past is buried... and how easily it can be unearthed.
Some secrets are meant to stay hidden.
Others don't stay quiet.