Arwen has spent her entire life believing three things:
She is responsible for ensuring her family's legacy continues.
Hiding the truth is an act of mercy.
And dark creatures lurk all over the world.
After both of her parents die in a tragic fire, Arwen's life is uprooted once again-this time into the care of a man she's never met.
Vlad Masters, a reclusive billionaire inventor and her newly revealed godfather, takes her in from foster care despite the fact that neither of them knew the other existed until now. His sprawling manor feels far too big for someone who arrives carrying everything she owns in a single trash bag. Awkward conversations, unfamiliar routines, and quiet acts of kindness slowly begin to chip away at the walls she's spent years building around herself.
For the first time in her life, home begins to feel like more than just a place.
But peace never lasts for long.
When Arwen encounters a mysterious ghost unlike any she's ever heard of, everything she thought she knew begins to unravel. He's sarcastic, stubborn, frustratingly protective... and impossibly human. He laughs, he hurts, he cares, and with every encounter, he challenges everything she's been taught about the creatures that haunt the world.
If ghosts can choose kindness...
What else has she been wrong about?
As hidden truths come to light and long-buried secrets begin to surface, Arwen finds herself caught between two worlds, forced to confront painful memories, impossible choices, and a future she never imagined. Along the way, she'll discover that family isn't always the one you're born into, trust must be earned one step at a time, and love was never meant to be possession.
Sometimes the past explains who you are.
It doesn't have to decide who you'll become.
And sometimes, when the world feels consumed by darkness, the smallest spark of hope is enough to lead you home.
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