Lilah Winters never imagined her freedom could be gambled away like a poker chip. But when her father loses her to the ruthless and powerful Ted Roscoe, she has no choice but to run. Lost, desperate, and alone, she stumbles into the depths of the forest-only to find something she never expected.
A house. Hidden away from the world. A place shrouded in mystery, whispering secrets of old magic and forgotten lore. And inside, the enigmatic Apollo Ambrosia, a man as alluring as he is unreadable.
But safety is an illusion, and Lilah's past isn't far behind. As she falls deeper into the strange and captivating world of the house in the woods, Roscoe's shadow looms ever closer, ready to snatch her back into his grasp.
Can Lilah escape the fate that was forced upon her? Or will the sanctuary she's found become just another cage?