Three years had passed since the night that changed everything.

Levi Jeyser now lived with Suzanne Steelman, a kind but firm woman who had become his guardian after the tragedy that had torn his life apart. The world of the Jeysers, with its wealth and secrets, was nothing more than a distant memory—or at least, it should have been. Levi had no recollection of his past; the shock of Jesabell’s death had wiped away everything from that night onward. He believed he had no family, that his life had begun anew with Suzanne.

Steve had ensured Levi’s safety. He had given Suzanne more than enough money to provide for the boy, thanking her quietly for taking him in. Levi, oblivious to the financial strings behind his comfortable life, simply felt the warmth of Suzanne’s care.

In the present day, Levi’s world was simple and small, but not without complications. His neighbors—John, Don, and Mia—were older than him, and to Levi, they seemed like friends. They laughed with him, played with him, and made him feel included. But Suzanne had warned him about them. “Not everyone who smiles at you is a friend, Levi,” she had said. “Be careful whom you trust.”

Levi had brushed off her caution. He didn’t understand why she always seemed so serious. Her warnings made him feel hurt, as if she didn’t believe in the people he liked. Frustrated, he went up to his room, trying to shake off the uneasy feeling that had crept into his chest.

Unbeknownst to Levi, John, Don, and Mia were not the friends he imagined. Behind their smiles, they whispered and plotted. They wanted something—something that Levi possessed, whether it was his belongings, his trust, or his naivety—and they were willing to manipulate him to get it. But first, they had to keep him close.

From his room, Levi stared out the window, unaware that danger and betrayal lurked just beyond the fence of his little world. The innocence of his childhood hung by a thread, and the shadows of the past—memories he couldn’t yet recall—were waiting to pull him back into a reality far more dangerous than he could imagine.