Part 1 — The Right Door
The night had begun with a tiny knock.
Three soft taps on the door of the most feared man in the city.
And by morning, Dante Mel had discovered that the frightened little girl who stood barefoot outside his bedroom was not simply asking for help.
She had unknowingly brought him a problem that reached far deeper into his world than he could have imagined.
Lily was only three years old.
She had walked through a dark mansion alone because her mother had collapsed on the floor.
She had no idea who Dante was.
She only knew that his door felt like the right door.
And that was enough to change everything.
When Dante learned that Lily’s mother, Clara, had escaped from a violent man named Victor Sosa, he made one decision:
Victor would never get near them again.
But there was something Clara had not told Dante.
Something she had been hiding for months.
Something that could turn the entire situation upside down.
Because when Lily suddenly woke up that morning and ran into her mother’s arms, Dante noticed something strange.
The little girl was holding her stuffed rabbit tightly.
But tucked beneath the rabbit’s arm was a small folded piece of paper.
And when Dante saw the name written on it, his expression changed.
It was not Victor Sosa’s name.
It was his own.
And suddenly Dante realized that Lily had not accidentally found his door that night.
Someone—or something—had led her there.
And the mystery was only beginning.
