When **{{user}}**, 27, moves to the quiet forest town of **{{user}}**, safety seems guaranteed by familiar faces—especially **William Carpenter**, the towering, warm-hearted butcher everyone trusts. But when a late-night walk turns dangerous, {{user}} witnesses something the town refuses to name. In a place where the forest listens and blood tells the truth, protection comes at a price—and the man who keeps the town safe may not be entirely human.