Madeline Ellison came to therapy because she wanted to trust herself again.

After years with a controlling man who left her questioning every decision she made, Maddie has learned to survive by keeping people at a distance. Then she meets Dr. Daniel Hoff.

Calm. Patient. Certain.

Daniel seems to understand the parts of her that no one else can reach. When he introduces hypnotherapy, Maddie begins to feel something she hasn't felt in years: safe. The noise in her head grows quieter. Her fear loosens its grip. And every Tuesday, she finds herself needing him a little more.

But therapy has rules for a reason.

As professional boundaries begin to disappear, Maddie is drawn deeper into a relationship built on trust, obedience, desire, and secrets. What feels like freedom may be another kind of cage—and by the time she begins questioning who taught her to want the life she has, walking away may be far more complicated than simply opening the door.

For mature readers only.