Stone and Ruin

Eleven years ago, Esme swore she'd never return to the decaying town that swallowed her mother whole. Now, to save her father's legacy, she must demolish the ancient, crumbling cathedral where her mother vanished without a trace. But this isn't just a building; it's a gothic behemoth, brought stone by stone from France, and it holds secrets far older and more dangerous than Esme can imagine. As she confronts the past, a mysterious, powerful man from the town's founding family offers a lifeline, yet his motives are as shadowed as the cathedral itself. With every swing of the wrecking ball, Esme unearths not just stone and ruin, but a truth that could shatter her world and awaken something ancient and watchful within the cathedral's very walls. What dark, protective force has been waiting for her return, and what will it demand in exchange for the answers she desperately seeks?

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