Skyline

The drawings are exquisite—and terrifying. Hidden chambers. Reinforced corridors. Timed pressure gates. The design suggests not a civic project, but a weapon. When a series of anomalies near major landmarks trigger federal alarms, Maya is dragged into the investigation by FBI Agent Evan Brooks, a relentless operative known for unorthodox methods and a low tolerance for “civilian help.”

Their first meeting sparks more friction than trust, yet the two need each other: Maya can read the ghost architecture beneath the city; Evan can navigate the power plays above it. Together, they descend into abandoned tunnels and storm drains, and ascend into glass towers owned by the same developers funding a slate of polished politicians. The conspiracy is elegant—and close to execution.

Then a new lead points to Evan’s estranged brother as a key node in the network. The case turns personal. The ground between Maya and Evan shifts. She was ready to risk her life; she didn’t expect to risk her heart.

With a devastating attack imminent, Maya and Evan must decode the final layer of the city’s secret design before thousands die—and before the fragile trust between them collapses under the weight of betrayal.