In the Citadel of Noctis , sunlight is a forgotten myth, replaced by an eternal artificial eclipse that chills both skin and soul. Here, beneath cold bio-lamps and suffocating shadows, Lillian Mercer serves as head housemaid to the ruling Ashford family?a woman whose sharp mind conceals a dangerous secret: she can sense the supernatural where others see only silence. When whispers lead her to a hidden chamber filled with glass jars containing tormented spirits, Lillian uncovers a horrifying truth about the city's grand "Soul Rites"?rituals designed not just to bind guilt but to harvest human essence for power. As the next ceremony looms closer, so does the creeping dread that this time, she might be the chosen sacrifice.
What begins as quiet observation spirals into a labyrinth of paranoia , betrayal, and unearthly terrors. The enigmatic Rowena Sinclair, posing as Lillian's assistant, smuggles forbidden texts hinting at a prophecy tied to the eclipse's breaking?but at what cost? Meanwhile, Tobias Kane Ashford, patriarch of House Ashford, wrestles with nightmares of a bricked-up nursery while orchestrating horrors he cannot fully comprehend. Each revelation pulls Lillian deeper into a web of coercive control , memory audits, and spectral wails echoing through gilded halls. Is she unraveling the Citadel's secrets?or losing herself entirely?
The tension builds relentlessly, layer upon layer, until you're holding your breath alongside Lillian in dim corridors haunted by invisible hands. Will she expose the regime's atrocities before the next Soul Rite consumes another innocent life? Or will the talisman Rowena entrusted to her become her own undoing? With every page, Housemaid Eclipse grips readers with its mind-bending twists , vivid prose, and an atmosphere thick with despair and dread. This isn't just a story?it's a descent into psychological chaos, where nothing is as it seems and everyone has something to hide.
If you crave tales of unreliable narrators , oppressive regimes, and the blurred lines between reality and nightmare, Housemaid Eclipse will leave you questioning everything long after the final word. Don't wait?immerse yourself in this chilling tale today and discover if Lillian can shatter the darkness or if the shadows will consume her whole.
