Everyone in town loves Malakai. He’s charming, helpful, handsome, and seemingly incapable of making a bad impression. Children adore him. Strangers trust him. Neighbors can’t stop talking about him. Only Y/N sees something different. When she looks at Malakai, she doesn’t see a man. She sees something ancient, impossible, and horrifying wearing a human face. As Malakai begins appearing everywhere she goes, Y/N becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. But the more she learns, the more unsettling the mystery becomes—because Malakai isn’t hiding what he is from her. He’s hiding it from everyone else. And somehow, he’s been waiting for her.