A blood-red envelope appears against Julia Hayes's front door on a Tuesday, nameless and unsigned, filled with lines from someone who already knows the hidden, fractured pieces of her life.
She should be frightened enough to report him, yet she waits in the dark for the next delivery, and by the fifth letter she is no longer scared of the Ghost watching her, only terrified of how badly she wants him nearer, a want that therapy cannot undo.
Kai Blackwood keeps strict, unbreakable rules for a reason; he chose his profession to master the chaos he escaped and to help others leave theirs behind, but one look at Julia breaks the first rule before he ever writes to her.
He lies to himself that the letters will keep her safe, then keeps going until he is not simply crossing a line but destroying the oath that once defined him, because he will not stop and she is already his.
His Little Ember could torch everything he has built, and both of them are past the point of turning away.
