Marcus believed he had finally built the life he always wanted with Mei Li-quiet moments, shared laughs, and a future within reach. But everything crumbles the night she vanishes.He's left behind with a wound, a baffling note, and a hollow certainty that something terrible has happened. His search ends with a devastating truth: Mei Li is dead. Grief consumes him, and he escapes to Berkeley to rebuild a new life-yet none of it fills the ache she left behind.But Mei Li is very much alive. A quick trip to Taiwan to deliver evidence should have ended the nightmare stalking her. Instead, her cousin is murdered, and she becomes the next target.Forced into hiding, she sacrifices everything-including Marcus-to stay alive.Separated by oceans and haunted by choices, Marcus and Mei Li's paths collide in a twist neither thought possible, forcing them to choose between rekindling their love or letting it go forever.