In the silence of her suffering, something ancient began to whisper her name.
Lyra Duskbane was born different-an intersex girl in a world that only worships perfection. Her father is gone, her stepmother delights in cruelty, and her stepsister treats her like dirt beneath polished shoes. Bruises fade, but the whispers never stop: useless, pathetic, unwanted.
Yet when the darkness answers her silent prayers, everything begins to change.
From the corners of her room to the alleys of the village, something ancient stirs-an unseen presence cloaked in shadows, its voice low and commanding, calling her little dove. It doesn't just watch her. It claims her.
Drawn into a dangerous bond she never asked for, Lyra finds herself caught between fear and temptation. The shadow promises freedom. Power. Belonging. But it also hungers for her in ways she cannot yet understand.
As hunters close in and her stepfamily schemes to break her, Lyra must decide:
Will she remain the broken girl they tried to destroy?
Or embrace the darkness that calls her name-and become something the world has never seen before?
A dark fantasy slow-burn romance where survival collides with forbidden desire, betrayal bleeds into destiny, and love might cost more than a soul.