He was the secret buried beneath the estate. I was the girl who heard him breathing through the walls. In the decaying halls of Everfall Manor, Briar Elwood returns to her late aunt’s estate to claim an inheritance she never wanted. The house is cold, the townsfolk wary, and something in the walls seems to watch her when she sleeps. But beneath the floorboards and frost? A man lives in the dark. He says his name is Thorne. He speaks through the cracks. He knows things no one should know. And he isn’t locked in... She is. As Briar unravels the estate’s secrets, she finds herself pulled into a dangerous spiral of obsession, lies, and pleasure twisted with punishment. Because Thorne isn’t just hiding from the world. He’s been waiting for her. And he knows exactly how to make her stay. Atmosphere: Imagine: - Rain-slicked windows, moonlight pooling on stone floors. - Candles flickering along rotting bookshelves. - A locked west wing where no one dares tread. - Old love letters written in blood on piano sheet music. Themes: - Obsession mistaken for affection. - Healing from toxic desire without losing the fire. - Trust vs. temptation. - Gothic decay mirroring psychological rot. - The erotic tension between predator and prey… when neither is innocent. LOVE OR OBSESSION...... WHO WILL WIN??