Will begins the ritual, it was scripted at the back of the book

Jenny has never been to a murder mystery weekend, so has no idea what to expect. She and Will have only been dating a few weeks, and the invite came from friends of his whom Jenny has not yet met.
‘You’ll love Daemon and Bella D – we always call her that, no idea what the D stands for – they’re a lot of fun and wait ’til you see their house.’

The house is indeed worth the long, snowy drive to the north.
They drive through massive iron gates set in high mossy stone walls, Gryphons, wings outst...