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People do not simply disappear.
At least, that is what Stella Cindrel believes.
When a strange phenomenon strikes the city of Arden, causing countless people to vanish without a trace, Stella, a young scientist, becomes involved in an investigation that challenges everything she has been taught to believe. A mysterious light. Vanished people. No evidence. No explanation.
But the deeper Stella and her team investigate, the more they realize that Arden's mystery is only the beginning.
When Stella herself disappears, she awakens in a place that should not exist: a realm governed by magic and a crown whose history has been concealed for years.
There, she encounters Adonis Veylor.
Strong, enigmatic, and dangerously captivating, Adonis possesses powerful and mysterious abilities. Cold and distant, he gives Stella no reason to trust him. His crimson eyes reveal nothing, and the more she learns about him, the more she suspects he may be endangering Earth for reasons of his own.
Adonis sees something in Stella that she cannot see in herself, but she refuses to believe his interest is harmless. The longer she remains near him, the more his fascination with her deepens, until it begins to consume his thoughts.
Adonis has an enemy he is determined to destroy.
But beneath his carefully guarded intentions lies a story he has yet to tell. Stella was never meant to be part of any of it, yet somehow, letting her go becomes the one thing he cannot bring himself to do.
As the secrets surrounding her begin to unravel, Adonis becomes increasingly determined to prevent her from returning to Earth. Stella must decide whether he is protecting her or concealing the truth.
If she was never meant to find this realm, why was it waiting for her?