Jenna Rhodes thought she'd finally escaped her ex-husband's shadow. After his arrest for fraud left her financially devastated and socially destroyed, a mysterious scholarship offers her and her fourteen-year-old daughter Sophie a fresh start in the Willows—an exclusive gated community with manicured lawns, a world-class aquatic center, and neighbors who seem eager to welcome them. Too eager. Within days, Jenna notices things that don't add up. The way residents speak about "legacy families" and "traditions." The children who train in the pool with unsettling intensity. The woman who crashes the welcome party screaming about her dead son—and disappears before anyone calls 911. Then Jenna finds a photograph of her ex-husband at a Willows event. Dated years before they ever met. As she digs deeper, Jenna uncovers a horrifying the Willows has been hiding secrets for decades. Her ex-husband didn't just know about this place—he helped build it. And he's been preparing Sophie for something since she was a child. Something that happens during an annual ceremony called White Night. Something parents aren't supposed to refuse. The gates are locked. Her daughter has secrets of her own. And Jenna is running out of time to figure out who she can trust—before she's forced to make an impossible choice. "A suffocating, twist-laden thriller that will have you holding your breath until the very last page." Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena, and Tarryn Fisher.