Aussielineskz2023
Hyewon has always been the disappointment.
While her perfect cousin Wooyeong excels at university in Seoul, Hyewon remains trapped on a small island with grandparents who see her as a burden. Her reputation for sleeping with tourists only confirms what everyone already believes-she's the granddaughter who will never amount to anything.
But when Wooyeong arrives for the summer with her handsome friend Jeno, Hyewon's carefully constructed walls begin to crack. For the first time, someone sees past her reputation to the broken girl beneath. Someone who makes her believe she might be worth saving.
Then the text messages start.
You shouldn't have come alone.
Someone has been watching Hyewon's every move, cataloging her encounters, growing obsessed with a night she barely remembers. As tourists begin disappearing from the island, she realizes her past has come back to haunt her-and this time, it's deadly.
Caught between a family that's never wanted her and a stalker who wants her too much, Hyewon must confront the darkest shadows of her past. But in a place surrounded by water, there's nowhere left to run.
And some obsessions are worth killing for.
A psychological thriller about family secrets, dangerous obsession, and finding love in the aftermath of trauma.