Over the darkest night of winter, can he bring light to her wounded heart?

Scarred by loss, Irina warrior Renata offers held the world far away. Fighting with each other the Grigori and protecting humanity are her goals, but her center remains frozen to the bonds of family and love. Only one scribe, Maxim of Riga, provides managed to look out of Renata’s armor.

In the darkest night of winter, in the halls of her ancestral house, Renata is forced to face her past. Can a brutal surprise and a persistent scribe coax her back again to existence, or will she retreat into duty forever?

Contains mature themes.