Dahlia’s mundane world is brought to life in the dark hours while the world is asleep. Her purpose has been built on answering calls of the distressed, being the calm in the dark. But when she answers a call from a mysterious man who admits to murdering his wife, her life takes a turn she never could have anticipated. Merrick is dangerous, elusive, and far too captivating for Dahlia to ignore. As their lives crash into one another by happenstance, a forbidden attraction ignites between them. Dahlia is lured into a relationship tangled with hard truths, deep secrets, and an even darker past. Haunted by their traumas, they must navigate the delicate line between love and obsession, where trust is fragile and every truth uncovered only deepens the toxic connection between them. As their pasts face each other head on and unbearable truths surface, Dahlia and Merrick are left to question where they stand in the midst of it all. In this twisted and dark tale of obsession, mystery, and deception, nothing is as it seems—and in the darkness, even toxic love can become the lumens.