A dark fantasy romance steeped in gothic horror, forbidden magic, and obsessive desireExiled in disgrace, Virelle returns to her ancestral manor-a crumbling ruin rotted through with secrets, where the walls still whisper her dead sister's name. But something else has followed her. Or perhaps, it was always waiting.When a forbidden ritual goes wrong, Virelle accidentally haunt-binds herself to the Hollow Prince-an undead god of desire, decay, and war, cursed to linger between life and death. His voice slithers into her thoughts. His shadow stains her dreams. And his hunger awakens something inside her that was never meant to rise.As the Church tightens its grip and ghosts crawl through mirrors, Virelle is drawn deeper into a world of spiritcraft, sensual darkness, and bone-deep betrayal. To survive, she must master the very power that threatens to hollow her out from within. But love was never part of the pact. And the Prince does not take brides-he takes everything.