The boy she loved was a monster. The man who replaced him is a machine. Six years ago, Eleanor Sawyer made a choice. In the blood-soaked woods of Blackwood Bay, she turned her back on her family’s legacy to stand beside Levi—the boy with madness in his eyes and a vendetta in his soul. But the law doesn't negotiate with monsters. In a brutal ambush led by her own brother, Henry, the forest was turned into a graveyard. Eleanor was dragged back into the "safety" of her father’s house, while Levi was left bleeding in the dirt, a discarded memory. For six years, Eleanor has lived a hollow life in California, a prisoner of a father who drag her there and a brother who murdered the only man she ever loved. She thought Levi was a ghost. She didn't realize he was an architect. Levi didn’t die in the dirt. He used the blood of his brother, Axel, to fuel the creation of "The Machine"—a global underworld empire built for a single purpose: to finish the war that started in Blackwood. For 2,190 days, he has been the silent guardian of Eleanor's life, a shadow in the California sun who eliminated her suitors and monitored her every breath. Now, Henry is coming to sell Eleanor to a wealthy family to secure his seat at the table. He thinks he’s trading a sister. He doesn't realize he's delivering a prize to a King. Levi is back from the dead, and the "Machine" has no room for mercy. He doesn't just want Henry’s badge; he wants the six years they stole from him. And this time, when the forest burns, Eleanor won't be dragged away. Because the only thing more terrifying than a monster you fear... is the monster you’ve already chosen.