Her job was simple. Fly to Italy, finish the mural, and come back home. But nothing about Isla Montone’s life has ever been simple. What was supposed to be a quiet art commission in a sun-drenched village turns into a waking nightmare when Isla discovers a letter left inside her bedroom in Italy. One sentence. One threat. Finish the painting - or your best friend becomes a memory. Now her past is clawing its way back, and with it, the man hired to keep her Malachi. Tattooed, silent, and far too perceptive, he watches her like he knows she’s not who she claims to be. Because she’s not. As walls close in and truths unravel, Isla has to confront the one thing she swore she’d never touch again—who she really is. And Malachi, with his haunted eyes and steady hands, might be the only person who can protect her from everything… Including himself.