She thought ending a toxic friendship was the hard part. She was wrong. After six years, Lucynda cut off her diabolical coworker, Anita. Big mistake. Now she is trapped in a psychological game she never knew she was playing-and Anita is ready to cross an unforgivable line to win. Reeling from a fifteen-year marriage and Anita's psychological warfare, Lucynda dips her toes back into dating. Alexander is a revelation-charming, sophisticated, a man who makes her feel seen. He is the perfect distraction. But when secrets start to surface-a wife tucked away in long-term care, a mask of calculated kindness-Lucynda realizes she has not escaped a trap at all. She has simply stepped into a different one. And the secret Alexander is hiding, an unthinkable deception, will shatter Lucynda's understanding of intimacy and trust forever.