A woman loses her daughter to a car accident...and then loses herself in the pain of a mother's heartbreak. Five years later, a man loses his heart to the woman who has so little hope in her own heart. Together they learn to breathe again.

Sequel to The Maiden Lucia Popa liked her steady job in the village. The eternal winter had ended years ago, allowing her to move on with her life. The one thing that hasn't changed is the grip that Mother Miranda has on the Village. A grip that threatens Lucia's way of life when she catches the eyes of Miranda and her wife, Taylor. All thanks to the Dimitrescu family.

When 20-year-old Sara is kidnapped off the street, she wakes up in a lavish mansion dressed like a toddler and surrounded by luxury she never asked for. Her captors, a billionaire couple desperate to recreate the family they could never have, are determined to strip her of her identity and force her into the role of their "little girl." As Sara struggles to resist their twisted games and maintain her sense of self, she discovers the dark lengths her captors will go to in order to keep her under their control. Trapped in a gilded cage and isolated from the outside world, Sara must find a way to escape before the couple's manipulative love erases everything she once was.