Ava never imagined that a single move would unravel her entire world. Sent to live with her father’s old friend in a grand mansion on the edge of the city, she expects nothing more than a quiet year to finish high school. But from the moment Dante Valente watches her from the top of the stairs, every step she takes pulls her deeper into his dark, silent world. As the house closes in, so does his gaze—obsessive, unrelenting—and Ava must decide how far she’ll go before she loses herself in the maze of his desire.