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Maria Malfoy has always been good at pretending she’s invincible. Between Quidditch, secret boxing matches and hiding the pain she’s buried for years, she’s convinced herself she can handle anything alone. But when an unknown stalker begins leaving disturbing, increasingly personal messages, Maria’s carefully constructed world starts falling apart. Determined to protect the people she loves, Maria keeps everything a secret from her twin brother, Draco, and the one person who sees through her lies, Theodore Nott. But when Theo discovers a photograph of Maria accompanied by a chilling message, he realises she’s been hiding something far more serious than he’s ever imagined. As Theo becomes desperate to protect her, Maria pushes him away, terrified that loving her will put him in danger. Their relationship spirals into heartbreak, misunderstandings and painful confessions, while Draco struggles to understand why his own twin felt she couldn’t turn to him. But the stalker knows more than Maria ever expected. When a final letter threatens to expose a secret from the previous winter, Theo discovers that the stalking may be connected to something Maria has been desperately trying to bury. Now Maria must face the truth she’s spent so long hiding, and Theo must decide whether he can love someone whose darkest secrets might change everything he thought he knew about her.