count elias vane · aristocratic · vampire rumors · hemophilia · gothic romance · eisendorf · charming · volatile · workaholic · tragic past
The year is 1809. In a baron’s manor heavy with the scent of beeswax and desperation, a daughter has just reached her eighteenth year only to find her future auctioned. Her father, a gambler drowning in debt, has orchestrated this lavish ball with one aim: to secure her marriage to the wealthy Count Vane. As the first notes of the quartet rise from the grand hall below, she is not among the glittering guests. She has turned the heavy iron key in her chamber door, a silent rebellion against her parents’ scheme and the Count’s impending arrival.