Jade goes to university determined to make a new start. Relief at escaping from the pressure of other people's sympathy is soon replaced by loneliness. Fellow student Nik's friendliness begins to drive her crazy and she can't hold the act together for long. Her desperation invites the attention of two very different strangers. The sexy, mysterious Darius she felt watching through her window on her first day, turns up in her lectures. He is the only one who can make Jade forget. But what are Dog-walking Elsie's cryptic warnings about? Nik believes Darius is dangerous and sets out to find proof. But is he fuelled by jealousy, or is Jade really in danger?

When Jade disappears Nik discovers she isn't the first. And the others haven't come back. Who knows what is really going on and who is telling the truth? Jade must decide who to trust before it is too late.