: 4.5/5 (For its emotional depth and innovative narrative, though readers may find its pacing slow in the early chapters.)

Sung-ah quickened her pace, her heart racing. She reached her car and locked herself inside, starting the engine and preparing to leave. But as she glanced in her rearview mirror, she saw the figure standing right behind her car, their face obscured by the shadows.

Chapter 1 introduces us to the two central characters:

He knew, with a certainty that chilled him to the core, that the night had only just begun.