MIDNIGHT SINS AND SCARSSome secrets are meant to stay buried.After losing her career, her reputation, and the last piece of her father she had left, Elena Vance has learned to keep her head down and disappear into the shadows.Until one stormy night, she finds a door that should never have been opened.Behind it lies a hidden world of forbidden artwork, stolen histories, and a man who seems to know far more about Elena's past than he should.Julian Mercer is cold, mysterious, and surrounded by secrets of his own. He offers Elena something she has spent years searching for: answers.But answers always come with a price.As Elena is drawn deeper into Julian's world, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about her father, his death, and the people who destroyed her family's name.The paintings are hiding something.Julian is hiding something.And Elena may be closer to the truth than she realizes.Some doors lead to the truth. Others lead to the darkness waiting behind it.