You know that feeling when your world suddenly tilts, and everything familiar becomes something... else? That's me—Julia, a city girl who thought the biggest mystery in her life was figuring out if her coffee guy secretly hated her. Then I stumbled into a festival in a sleepy village, and now? Let's just say my ordinary life is about as dead as my houseplants. Between cryptic warnings, a guy with storm-gray eyes who practically radiates danger, and a note that tells me I'm marked, I'm starting to think I might be in over my head. Oh, and let's not forget the part where shadows have started acting like they've got a personal vendetta against me. But here's the thing: I don't scare easy, and I'm not about to let some eerie small-town curse or mysterious strangers decide my fate. Whatever this is, I'm going to figure it out—even if it means facing the darkness head-on. Buckle up, because this isn't your average girl-meets-small-town story.