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When a thief steals a black heart-shaped relic from a quiet antique shop, Virelia Ashborne only means to chase him down and return it.
She does not expect the relic to pulse like something alive.
She does not expect a beautiful, cold-eyed detective named Cassandra Valehart to already be hunting the same thief.
And she definitely does not expect the chase to lead them into Redroot Theatre - a building that should not exist, with walls that breathe, doors that vanish, and a stage that opens like a wound.
Dragged into Mournhollow, a gothic city of warm red rain, black rooftops, blue lanterns, living streets, demon hunters, monsters, gods, and old curses, Virelia and Cassandra must survive a world that wants to swallow them whole.
Virelia is reckless, warm, and fights with her fists before fear can stop her.
Cassandra is elegant, controlled, and solves danger like a crime scene.
They begin as strangers. They should not trust each other. They should not need each other.
But from the first moment their eyes meet, something dangerous starts between them.
Something soft.
Something terrifying.
Something neither of them knows how to name.
As the Hollow Heart awakens, ancient powers move in the dark, and a mysterious silver-haired hunter leaves behind rings, weapons, and warnings, Virelia and Cassandra are forced to become partners in a city where love can be a weakness, a weapon, or the only reason to keep fighting.
In Mournhollow, every door may breathe.
Every monster remembers hunger.
And two women from another world must decide whether survival is enough - or whether they are willing to become each other's home.