Newlywed Jade Westmore has finally found her forever in husband Wells， a charming， successful， and recently divorced architect—only there’s one caveat。 Behind the gates of their elysian estate， hidden from street view in the caretaker’s cottage … lives Wells’ first wife， Sylvie。

Three years ago， the original Mrs。 Westmore suffered an unfortunate accident—and hasn’t uttered a sound since。 Not a physician， psychologist， or world-renown specialist has been able to elicit so much as a word from the silent woman … until now。

On an ordinary Tuesday while Wells was away—despite instructions to never disturb the fragile woman—Jade visited her isolated predecessor bearing a peace offering: a bouquet of white lilies。 Only she wasn’t expecting Sylvie to have something for her as well: a slip of torn notebook paper with a single word scrawled in shaky black ink。

That word？ Run。