Buried beneath endless ice lies a city that defied time itself.
When Lyra Holt enters its silent streets, she uncovers a truth more terrifying than ruin: this city was never destroyed—it was preserved. Every idea. Every belief. Every moment… frozen in perfect, unchanging certainty.
Guarded by those who believe stillness is salvation, the Frozen Seal holds back more than knowledge—it holds back the natural order of the world. And now, it is beginning to fail.
As the cold presses in, testing her resolve at every step, Lyra finds her greatest strength not in solitude—but in Rowan. Steady, unwavering, and fiercely loyal, he refuses to let her face the silence alone.
Yet the deeper they go, the more the city resists them. It punishes feeling. It suppresses desire. It demands restraint at the cost of everything human.
As the cold spreads beyond the glacier, threatening to lock the world in lifeless permanence, Lyra must confront an ancient force that does not rage or destroy—but simply refuses to let anything change.
To break it, she must resist its greatest temptation: the promise of a world without loss, without chaos… without life.
But some seals were never meant to last.
And some truths cannot remain buried forever.
47 Pages
11,068 Words
Illustrated
Suitable for adult readers
