Summary
Cast out into the brutal winter, a solitary figure huddled on the snow-covered pavement, their spirit shattered and their past a tapestry of faded scars. Forsaken and vulnerable, they were a nameless creature, until an unexpected act of kindness offered a fragile lifeline. “What… does this mean?” they whispered, bewildered by the sudden warmth. “You helped me,” came the quiet reply, “and I wish to return the favor.” In a world shrouded in impenetrable darkness, two souls find an unlikely sanctuary. But as warmth thaws the ice, secrets begin to stir. Is this a rescue, or has something far more complicated—and perhaps dangerous—been welcomed into the house? Unravel the mystery in chapter 1.