Abandoned as a child. Raised by loan sharks. And now, she's been marked for death before sundown. Alene has never known a life outside the brutal, unforgiving world of underground debt collection. Trained to be ruthless, she's spent years enforcing the will of her adoptive mother-a feared and powerful crime boss who controls her empire with an iron grip. But loyalty is a fragile thing, and when Alene is betrayed, she finds herself cast out into the one place she was never prepared for: the real world. On the run with no allies, no money, and a target on her back, she must navigate a world she barely understands while evading those who want her silenced. But survival isn't her only battle. Shadows of her past whisper at every turn, forcing her to confront the girl she used to be, the monster she was molded into, and the woman she might become. As she untangles the lies that built her past, she realizes that betrayal isn't always a knife in the back-sometimes, it's the only way out. But in a world where trust is a currency she can't afford, the question remains: can she break free before the ghosts of her past drag her down for good?