Before Eve

Secrets don’t stay buried—especially the dangerous ones.

She ran from her past, but the past runs faster.

In the dead of night, she leaves everything behind—her name, her home, and the man who shattered her childhood. Reinventing herself as Eve Lake, she takes a job as a roadie with a rising band, traveling from city to city, careful never to stay anywhere long enough to be found.

For a while, it works.

Until she meets West Wolf, the band’s lead singer—observant, disarming, and far more perceptive than she’s comfortable with. He notices things. Asks questions. Looks at her like he can see past the new name and dyed hair. For the first time, she feels something dangerously close to normal.

But the man she left behind has money, influence, and an army of people who know how to follow a trail. He doesn’t forgive betrayal, and he doesn’t release what he considers his.

As Eve begins to build something that feels like a life, she realizes a terrifying truth: You can change your name. You can change your appearance.

But you can’t outrun a man who believes you belong to him.