Lilian Brownson spent months trapped inside a beautiful prison, desperately trying to escape the man who kidnapped her.Alexander was cold, terrifying, and impossible to understand. One moment he treated her like a hostage, the next like someone he was trying to protect. No matter how many times she ran, he always found her.But after finally escaping and returning home, Lilian discovers a devastating truth.The real monsters were never the ones keeping her captive.Betrayed by the people she trusted most, Lilian is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her family, her disappearance, and the man she hated with every part of her.Because Alexander was never supposed to keep her alive.He was supposed to kill her.And now that the truth is out, some cages may be safer than freedom.