After her father's mysterious death off the coast of Baja, Alia is left with more than grief. She's inherited a fortune someone is willing to kill for. Hidden among her father's belongings is a cryptic warning urging her to disappear and contact a specific FBI agent. Obeying his final request, Alia flees to Taiwan under the guise of a teaching job, hoping distance will buy investigators time to uncover the truth. It doesn't. Anonymous threats, a stranger watching her every move, and a series of escalating attacks make it clear she was never out of reach. With no way to know who to trust, Alia turns to her new colleagues—including Blake Hansen, an observant, charming man whose interest in her feels both reassuring and unsettling. As danger tightens its grip and the line between ally and enemy blurs, Alia must decide whether to keep running or risk trusting the one man who could protect her—or betray her. Because surviving may depend on choosing wrong only once.