ofglassandgrit
Paige Moreno has spent years building a flawlessly-curated life: a successful career, a quiet apartment, and enough independence to convince herself she's happy.
Her routines are tight, her control absolute, designed to keep any real connection and her own true desires firmly tucked away.
Then a chance encounter at a Los Angeles restaurant introduces her to Nathan, a charming stranger with a wedding ring and an inviting family life that feels safer than it should.
What begins as a simple, cautious friendship slowly becomes something far more shattering as Paige is drawn into a family that exposes the flaws in her carefully-built emotional structure.
Finding herself captivated by Nathan's home-and unexpectedly fascinated by his elegant, seemingly perfect wife, Eleanor, Paige begins to question everything she ever thought she wanted.
Can she maintain the life that looks good on paper, or will the domestic tranquility hide a danger more profound than any affair?