"Confession is always a weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets and takes its own punishment in silence."
Damned by fate to endure a monotonous life, Sylvie Bennett was convinced that there was nothing left for her to discover. Fourteen years of the same rising sun and the same setting moon meant her daily routine never strayed from its predictable course; she felt certain she would lead a long, safe, dull, and utterly colorless existence. Nothing life offered seemed worth the effort to her.
Every day felt linear until she attended a party that sent her drifting toward a danger she believed was shortening her life with each passing moment. Enchanted by the charming smile of Blythe Ashford, the word "certainty" took on a menacing new meaning.
Will this unexpected turn divert her from her predetermined fate, or will this smile leave her drifting at midnight?