Her mother’s rules were simple.
Annie Meadows rarely obeyed them.
But the rules were necessary—breaking them meant getting caught.
As a child, Annie was told she and her mother were saving the children locked in the basement. Yet when Annie heard their cries echo through the walls, it never felt like help.
Years later, burdened by guilt and haunted by the past, Annie swears she’ll never become her mother.
Then she meets Gracie Bradshaw—a child in her daycare class. Gracie is different. Special. Just like Annie once was.
Now Annie is convinced the little girl needs protecting. And the only way she knows how… is by following her mother’s rules.
Fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, and Kiersten Modglin will be utterly gripped by this addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist.
