Had the sun not set on that fateful evening in July, Valancy Stirling's entire existence would have unfolded quite differently. She would have attended the extravagant ball hosted by Lady Huntingdon, alongside her acquaintances, and Dr. Trent would have ventured off to Edinburgh as planned. However, the sun did indeed set, plunging the world into darkness, and what transpired that night altered the course of Valancy's life forever. Valancy awoke with a start, the dim light of dawn seeping...