A young woman named Aubrey Fleming leads a seemingly normal life as a high school student in a peaceful small town. Aubrey is a talented pianist and a writer, deeply engaged in working on a story about a character named Dakota Moss, a troubled girl involved in a dangerous lifestyle. Suddenly, Aubrey goes missing, and the town is thrown into a state of panic. The police launch an intense investigation, while Aubrey's parents and friends remain fraught with worry, hoping for her safe return. As days pass with no sign of her, the mystery of her disappearance deepens, hinting at a sinister abduction.

Surprisingly, Aubrey is found alive but in a horrific state: she's gravely injured and traumatized, and parts of her body have been mutilated. However, upon recovery, she shocks everyone by claiming that she is not Aubrey but Dakota Moss—the very character Aubrey had been writing about. Dakota insists on her identity, confusing both the authorities and Aubrey's family. She tells a story of being mistaken for Aubrey and captures with chilling details that suggest a connection between her life and Aubrey's writings. As the investigation unfolds to discover what happened to Aubrey, the lines between truth and delusion blur, propelling everyone involved towards a dark and disturbing revelation that challenges the boundaries of identity and reality.