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A village suspended in time lives under the quiet dominion of a cult, and Regulus Black has never been granted the luxury of choice. Obedience was his inheritance. When a series of unsettling deaths begins to unravel the illusion of safety, he comes to realize that the true threat does not lurk beyond the village’s borders, but festers at its very core. And perhaps James Potter, the charismatic son of the cult’s leader, is far more entangled in its secrets than he is willing to admit.
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Regulus Black isn't broken—he's carefully locked away. Six months into his mandatory stay at Crimson Quill Care, he remains the staff's most silent and difficult patient, his only comfort the cold wall he's built between himself and the world. He has no intention of getting better, especially not when the alternative means confronting the agonizing rift with his brother, Sirius.
But Regulus's isolation shatters with the arrival of the new intern, James Potter. Bright, relentless, and Sirius's best friend, James is everything Regulus resents. Assigned to his case, James is determined to follow protocol, but Regulus is determined to make him quit. Their forced proximity quickly turns into a battle of wills, forcing them both to confront painful truths about family, betrayal, and the cost of silence.