Dépaysement

Evelyn is forced into a marriage with a count—one old enough to be her father—condemning her to a life of quiet humiliation.

Her only escape lies in her art, where she retreats into the still, silent world of her canvas.

But one day, that fragile sanctuary is shattered.

An unwelcome presence enters the studio she’s long used as her refuge—the count’s mistress, who moves freely through the estate as if she belongs there. And with her comes her son, Jay.

From the very person she should resent the most, Evelyn feels something unfamiliar—her heart stirring, vivid and alive for the first time.

Unable to resist her growing curiosity, she begins to paint him.

But her secret doesn’t stay hidden for long.

Caught in the act, she meets his gaze—

“That painting… is that truly how I look to you?”

It was the beginning of her downfall—

and, perhaps, her first taste of freedom.