They say the sea grows calm after a storm. But William's storm began when he was eighteen—and it never ended. For years, he struggled to keep breathing through the memory of Julia, because without her, life was nothing more than a meaningless repetition. Yet, in the third decade of his life, William discovers that the very thing that kept him alive may have been nothing but an illusion. And the truth fate has written for him is one he may not be strong enough to bear. A haunting story of love, loss, and the dark destiny that fate has woven for William.