​"Why don't roses turn black when they wither? Isn't black sadder?" ​In a decaying manor filled with unsettled dust and unspoken desires, Alba lives as an old soul trapped in a seventeen-year-old body, bound by duty. Her little Mademoiselle is a creature of pure, marble-like youth, destined for a forced marriage at the ominous Crow Manor. ​One seeks freedom; the other is walking into a cage. But as their final night approaches, secrets unravel, and a gift changes everything. ​A dark, gothic tale of unspoken words, silent devotion, and the bittersweet price of freedom.

Lucy Thornhale never imagined that a single evening could change her life forever. While working as a lady's companion, she meets the enigmatic Lord Stefan Alrick. A frail, mysterious, and otherworldly man, rumored to be something unnatural. The moment their paths cross, a hidden Bond awakens, one neither fully understands. Drawn into a world of vampire intrigue, deadly secrets, and a power that tests her faith in ways she never expected, Lucy must learn to trust Stefan... and the mighty God they both chose to worship. A Victorian gothic romance of danger, desire, and faith tested in the shadows.