Eva Hrubá is a ghost in the Varga House atelier. Her job is simple: stitch the gowns, keep the service doors locked, and ensure the wealthy clients never see the hands that dress them.
Hours before the society wedding of the year, the bridegroom disappears. Eva finds him hiding in her workroom, his clothes disheveled, his public persona shattered. He doesn't want a savior; he wants ten minutes of silence.
She gives it to him, and in exchange, the walls of the Varga estate begin to close in.
Tomáš Varga is a man built to be looked at, but he is at his most dangerous when he is hidden. As the pressure to return to his life-and his bride-mounts, Eva realizes he isn't just looking for a place to hide. He is looking for someone to keep him there.
Eva has spent her life being invisible to men like him. But if she is going to be the one who saves him, she won't do it from the shadows. She's going to make him pay for every minute he steals.