Theirs was a secret they'd kill to protect.



One. Two. Three cracks of thunder. Three reasons to run and hide.



When the lightning illuminated the night, I saw their bloodied faces. They were no longer the boys from next door. As quick as the storm rolled over the neighborhood, a crime of passion was committed, Lucas and Mason Carter dangerously altering the course of all our lives.



Ten years later, on my twenty-sixth birthday, when detectives come digging for information on a cold case, I find myself once again unwillingly tangled in the spider's web. I hold information on a heinous crime. I have become the number one target. More specific, I have become Mason Carter's obsession.



While one brother seeks to destroy me, I have to believe the love I share for the other could somehow save us all. When running proves futile, I'm left with a choice. Reveal the deadly truth, or dare to take on the monsters lurking in the dark.



Contains mature themes.