Wei WuXian was the secret of the Jiang sect. Not many knew of him, and everyone was warned against going towards the house on the river. All who tried were punished, severely. Many thought it was haunted for the strange music which would sometimes play from the river house. The only ones who went there were Madam Yu and Jiang Cheng. Wei WuXian was kept away from everyone. Hidden. Madam Yu and Jiang Cheng coming in once in a while. It was never good when they did. Kept weakened so that he could not escape, he was absolutely terrified of people. When the Lan Clan comes to investigate rumors of mistreatment of the Jiang clan, they were about to leave, having found nothing, when Lan Xichen stops them, suddenly, and orders them to cross the river. Panicked, Jiang Cheng and Madam Yu attack them, which only serves to raise their suspicion more. What they find will change the Jiang and Lan clan forever.

Emerson is miserable with his life. He’s constantly bullied, and his boyfriend, Matt, sides with his tormentors. When Emerson hides in the school’s boiler room to escape everyone, he doesn’t expect to find a journal. The journal looks simple enough, but inside, it contains the shocking story of a boy named Nash. As Emerson reads deeper into the heart wrenching words of Nash’s life, he is unaware that his life is about to change forever.

Grande Manor, the old, creepy building on top of the hill right outside of Cheshire. Nobody goes near it at night, kids stare from the gate during the day, too afraid to go any closer. It's rumored to be haunted, stories of kids who've snuck into the house for sleepovers to prove to their friends how brave and unafraid they are, only to return home the same night speechless... Harry used to be one of those kids. He used to gaze from the back seat of the family car as they drove by, intrigued by the large wooden door up front and the windows that all seem to be covered in dark curtains. He's always wondered what the inside looked like, and there's always been this strange attraction between him and the house. Now that his parents are divorced and his mother is looking for a place to move in, this might be his chance to figure it out, and maybe while he's at it he can figure out the blue eyed boy who likes to swing on the tree.