Every time I reveal my secret—my sight returns, and my parents celebrate—I die, waking up trapped in the same nightmare again. The world outside my door is twisted, my family’s smiles too wide, and every neighbor watches with empty, lifeless eyes. If I slip up, they’ll know I’m not blind anymore—and this time, I might not come back.
Forced into a twisted marriage with a monstrous snake to save her brother, Hannah’s sacrifice turns her family’s desperation into a dangerous secret. As her younger sibling fights hunger and the pull of forbidden meat, the family teeters on the edge of ruin and betrayal. But the curse lurking beneath their roof is growing—and promises alone may not be enough to survive.