But for Emily Lyles, the night of his death is only the beginning. When the shock fades, she's left with a truth she can't unsee-she was raised in a cult, and its rot runs deeper in her family than she ever imagined.
With Wanda's fierce loyalty and Kade's quiet strength at her side, Emily begins to investigate the decades-old disappearance of Rachel Bagwell, a teenage girl from her church. What starts as a search through rumors and forgotten letters soon stirs something restless in the shadows . . . something watching her.
The closer she gets to the truth, the more the past presses in-through half-remembered nightmares, whispered warnings, and the ghost of a lingering presence too warm against her skin. The trail leads to a small blue house, a retired schoolteacher with a steel-trap memory, and a truth so dangerous it's been buried for thirty years.
Now Emily must decide how much she's willing to lose to uncover what happened to Rachel-
. . . and whether she can survive knowing the answer.
