The Haunt That Made Her (The Ashford Curse Trilogy, Book 2) The fire at Wraithwood Hall was meant to be the end. For Cordelia Ashford, it was only the beginning of something far darker. Three months after the inferno that claimed Marcus Blackwood, Cordelia lives in fragile isolation, moving through each day with mechanical precision. But she is not alone. A frozen ache beneath her ribs and an almost-voice lingering at the edge of her hearing reveal a terrifying truth—Marcus is not gone. A Cursed Tether and a Deadly Summons A letter bearing the Ashford crest arrives, signed by the enigmatic Evangeline. Cordelia is summoned back to the ruined estate she cannot escape. The twisted ring fused to her flesh pulses with her heartbeat, draining her vitality to sustain the fractured soul of the man who once destroyed her. The Art of Emotional Harvesting As Cordelia uncovers the secrets of the Archive of Agony, she learns the chilling truth behind Marcus’s legacy: a hidden economy where human despair is extracted, traded, and consumed. She is no longer merely a victim—she is the Bridge, a living anchor binding a man who is evolving into something unnatural… a Flesh of Smoke. In this gothic tale of obsession, transformation, and forbidden devotion, Cordelia must face an impossible choice: The Severance — Destroy Marcus forever and reclaim her life. The Merger — Surrender her identity and become a willing masterpiece of corruption. Will she break the cycle of the seven voices that came before her? Or will she become the final sacrifice in a game ruled by dark gods and restless souls? The Haunt That Made Her is a haunting exploration of terrible, eternal beauty, obsessive love, and the bonds that imprison as much as they transform.