Prologue

Marie is the perfect daughter-smart, kind, and well-mannered. Adopted at ten by a loving couple, she fits seamlessly into the life of small-town suburbia, charming everyone with her angelic smile and bright emerald eyes. But behind the facade of trophies, good grades, and sweet laughter, Marie harbors a secret. She's always been different, wearing a mask to blend in with the world around her.

By day, she's a model student and the ideal friend. By night, she becomes something else entirely-a hunter driven by dark impulses she barely understands. As Marie navigates the complexities of teenage life and a hidden, dangerous world, she must keep her secret from unraveling, or risk shattering the perfect life she's fought so hard to create.