Sophie and Joseph Argenton have survived the impossible... for now. Desperate, they travel to meet an ally at Kensington, a long abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise. Here they hope to find a way to kill the creature without harming their young friend. But Kensington is a dangerous building. Once the carriage leaves, theyre trapped inside the collapsing walls and forced to confront the horrors within. Shrouded figures stalk them. Whispers echo through the night....

Sophies world is shattered when disaster bankrupts her family. Marrying the mysterious Mr. Argenton may restore her familys fortunes and save them from scandal, but it condemns Sophie to a life in Northwood, a vast and unnaturally dark mansion situated hours from civilisation. Still, she must do her duty. As time passes, Sophie struggles to adjust to her new position as mistress over the desolate house. Mr. Argentons relatives are cold, and Mr. Argenton himself is keeping secrets. Even worse, the house is more than it seems... and its secrets may just swallow her whole.