From the Bookshelf of ~Midnight's Embrace~…

Audrina is a girl raised in a web of manipulation, secrets, and trauma so thick she can barely tell what’s real. Her father, Damian, rewires her mind to erase the memory of her childhood, creating a false identity meant to protect her but instead trapping her in psychological limbo. The house at Whitefern becomes both her sanctuary and her prison, where memory, grief, and control blend into one endless loop of confu

Audrina is a girl raised in a web of manipulation, secrets, and trauma so thick she can barely tell what’s real. Her father, Damian, rewires her mind to erase the memory of her childhood, creating a false identity meant to protect her but instead trapping her in psychological limbo. The house at Whitefern becomes both her sanctuary and her prison, where memory, grief, and control blend into one endless loop of confusion.
Within this oppressive cycle, Vera emerges as a destructive but essential force. Her bitterness and hostility are fuelled by rejection and her desperate hunger for Damian’s approval. She holds key knowledge about the family’s secrets—truths that fracture Audrina’s already fragile sense of reality. Despite her cruelty, Vera’s chaos becomes the push that forces Audrina to confront her fears, uncover the truth, and reclaim her identity. In that way, Vera becomes both a weapon of harm and a reluctant catalyst for resilience. Through their toxic entanglement, Audrina learns that clarity often comes from pain—and freedom from finally facing it.