When Evelyn Hale loses her job at a quiet bookstore in Brooklyn, she thinks her life couldn't get any smaller. That is, until a chance encounter with Julian Blackwell—Manhattan’s most enigmatic billionaire—pulls her into a world of luxury, secrets, and shadows.
Charming yet unreadable, Julian offers her a position as his personal assistant. It’s an offer Evelyn can’t afford to refuse. But what begins as a professional arrangement quickly deepens into something far more dangerous. Julian is magnetic, protective, and haunted—and Evelyn finds herself falling for the man she doesn’t fully understand.
Then she finds the photograph. And the note.
Julian was married once before. His ex-wife, beautiful and chillingly composed, vanished from the public eye without a trace. Now she’s back. Watching. Waiting. And whispering warnings Evelyn doesn’t yet understand.
As Evelyn tries to unravel the mystery of the woman who came before her, she discovers a web of obsession, betrayal, and unspoken trauma that threatens to consume her, too. The mansion is filled with eyes. And not all of them are friendly.
Is Julian Blackwell the man she thinks he is—or is she becoming the next pawn in a much darker game?
Love can be a sanctuary—or a trap.
And every fairytale has a ghost.