Beneath the Ashes
Emma Dawson thought she had her life figured out. A loving mother, a devoted wife-until the day she discovered that everything was built on a lie. Her husband, the man she trusted with her heart, wasn't who he claimed to be. When Detective Ross reveals that the charming Carlos was actually someone else, a ruthless man with a deadly past, Emma's world shatters. But Carlos's deception is only the beginning.
Emma isn't the only one hiding secrets. Her mother, Martha, and her son, Jaxon, are tangled in their own web of darkness. That fateful night when Carlos vanished-they know the truth, the gruesome actions they took to protect Emma from a monster. And Emma? She harbors a secret so dark, its revelation could destroy them all.
As the police close in on Carlos, the Dawson family must confront their own buried sins. How far will they go to protect each other? In a world where every truth comes with a cost, and every secret could be their undoing, the lines between victim and villain blur.