She escaped the cage. But he still holds the key.
Six months after fleeing the luxury prison of Ethan Ward's obsession, Sophia Reed is trying to rebuild a life in the shadows-designing safe spaces for others while living like prey in her own.
But obsession doesn't need permission.
When a restraining order becomes a punchline and safety a memory, Sophia finds herself drawn into the only man's orbit who might understand her darkness-Detective Alexander Kane. Brooding. Relentless. Protective in a way that feels more dangerous than the threats outside her door.
He's everything Ethan is not...
But loving her might make him a target.
Saving her might make him a monster.
As Seattle drowns in rain and secrets, a single photograph ignites a countdown neither of them can stop. Between the hunter and the hunted lies a line etched in blood, desire, and the brutal cost of choosing freedom over fear.
And someone won't survive the crossing.