Summary
Lian carries a name that feels alien, a constant echo of a life she can’t quite claim as her own. Though she’s lived longer as Lian than as Gia, the past identity clings like a phantom limb. Just when she believes she can escape the shadows of her former self, a chilling encounter with Tristan shatters her fragile peace. He speaks of ‘eyes filled with infinite trust, without greed,’ a gaze he claims is usually found only in animals. His words, laced with a predatory wit, hint at a connection she desperately wants to deny. ‘I never said it was a person,’ he purrs, his smile widening as he reveals he’s lost one of his ‘animals’ and believes he’s found it in her. Is Lian merely mistaken for someone else, or is Tristan’s unsettling game a prelude to a storm she can’t outrun? Unravel the mystery and discover the truth in Chapter 1!