Marcus believed he had finally built the life he always wanted with Mei Li-quiet moments, shared laughs, and a future within reach. But everything crumbles the night she vanishes. He's left behind with a wound, a baffling note, and a hollow certainty that something terrible has happened. His search ends with a devastating truth: Mei Li is dead. Grief consumes him, and he escapes to Berkeley to rebuild a new life-yet none of it fills the ache she left behind. But Mei Li is very much alive. A quick trip to Taiwan to deliver evidence should have ended the nightmare stalking her. Instead, her cousin is murdered, and she becomes the next target. Forced into hiding, she sacrifices everything-including Marcus-to stay alive. Separated by oceans and haunted by choices, Marcus and Mei Li's paths collide in a twist neither thought possible, forcing them to choose between rekindling their love or letting it go forever.