In Death's Embrace, She Discovers the Price of Love Cora has always lived under the shadow of an ominous fate, knowing that one day she would be traded away to an uncertain destiny. To her astonishment, this fate leads her to the forbidding depths of a dark, ancient castle, where secrets and shadows hide in every corner. Within these walls, she meets Aidoneus, a mysterious man with a past as enigmatic as the castle itself. Drawn to him despite the darkness, Cora finds herself entangled in a forbidden romance.