Some truths belong to the mountain—until it decides to give them back.

Fresh out of training, rookie forest rangers Elias and Serenya had just begun learning the ropes when their bond grew into something more. On one of their rare days off, they hiked deep into the wilderness, carrying a mess tin, laughter, and plans for a simple picnic. But in the quiet between fire and coffee, Serenya stepped away to gather kindling—and vanished.

From a high cliff, a young Indian hunter saw it happen: a shimmer in the air, a slip between worlds. He told no one. He knew the mountain’s secrets were not his to betray.

For Elias, the ranger’s uniform became a prison. He never left the mountain, spending decades searching for the woman he loved and lost.

Twenty years later, Detective Lucy Alvarez drives north from Los Angeles, scarred by the death of Gabriel—the partner who died shielding her from a bullet. Hoping to rebuild her life, she accepts a post in Mount Shasta. But on her first night, at 2:59 a.m., she sees a ghostly figure in the road: Serenya. The girl who vanished two decades earlier.

Drawn together, Lucy and Elias uncover the mountain’s truth—portals where time folds, dimensions blur, and every gift the mountain gives demands a price. To heal the past and free those bound to its secrets, they must face what Mount Shasta has kept hidden for generations.