Ruler of the Seventh Night

Three years ago, Evelyn Hale unilaterally ended her relationship with Cedric Vance using the words, “The feelings are gone.” The man who was always dressed in black, his eyes hidden beneath the shadows of his bangs, vanished from her world from then on. Now, starting a new job, she sees that face again in the conference room—he’s become her direct boss. From that day forward, Cedric Vance’s gaze never lets her escape: stares in public, closing in on her in the elevator, cornering her in a dark alley late at night. Everything points to the same inevitable end. He never intended to let her go, and this is only the beginning of a seven-day countdown.