After a year as their ward in the Mire mansion, Monika can no longer ignore the fractures running through the household.
Aleksander is losing the control he once held, Gabriel's obsession with her is deepening, and Nathan's hunger is becoming dangerous.
All three want her, and each is prepared to destroy the others to keep her.
She once believed she could hold the family together, but that belief has already failed her.
Though the cage is gilded and its door was never locked, she still cannot leave.
