This man, Mallrie, just saved my life, but how do I know I can trust him? After all, no one in their right mind is out after dark, yet here he is.
Here I am.


For generations, the residents of Datura have followed these simple rules.
Never leave your house after nightfall. The streets are plagued by flesh-eating monsters. And never enter the Melsheim Forest. It is a place of nightmares filled with creatures far worse than those living in the town’s shadows.

Eliana knows all too well that there is no escaping this small town, this life. The only good things about life in Datura are the waffles and gin, a temporary escape from the pain of her past. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when she accidentally breaks the cardinal rule of being out after dark. Can she outrun the monsters stalking her in the streets?
Suddenly, Eliana finds herself breaking all the rules ingrained into her since childhood and even the ones she’s created to protect herself, to find answers and protect Datura.
There is no escaping the danger in this small town, but Eliana refuses to let her fear control her.