In a quiet library during high school, a young girl, Celeste Wilson, sits at a corner table, pretending to read while sneaking glances at Tristan Reid, the confident and charming school heartthrob who dreams of becoming a filmmaker, already working on short films for school projects. Celeste's heart races every time he laughs, every time he walks past her, oblivious to her feelings. Years later, their paths cross again, but this time, Celeste is a bestselling author celebrated for her evocative storytelling, and Tristan is a renowned producer known for adapting complex narratives into cinematic masterpieces.

Evelyn Sinclair never believed in fairy tales—especially not the kind where the heroine marries a scarry and ugly monster. But when faced with her mother’s mounting medical bills, she does the unthinkable. She agrees to marry Draven Blackwood, a man her cousin abandoned at the altar. They call him the Beast of Blackwood Manor—a billionaire cloaked in shadows, a man whose face remains hidden beneath scars and secrets. Cold, ruthless, and feared by many, Draven is everything Elena isn’t. She’s childish, curious, and hopelessly innocent, a girl who still dreams of happy endings. But in his world, innocence is a dangerous thing. Their marriage is nothing but a transaction—until midnight comes. Because in the darkness of their bedroom, Evelyn wakes to find another man beside her. A man who is nothing like Draven. Handsome. Magnetic. Someone who shouldn’t exist. "Do not trust what you see," he whispers before disappearing into the night. Now, trapped in a mansion full of secrets, Draven must uncover the truth—about her husband, about the stranger in the dark, and about the terrifying reason why she can never, ever fall in love. Because in Blackwood Manor, love isn’t just dangerous. It’s deadly.