Orphaned at a young age, Layla Llewellyn feels like the luckiest girl in the world when she moves in with her uncle Bill, a gardener on the scenic Arvis estate in the Berg Empire. To Layla, Arvis is a paradise. She loves exploring the vast forest, always carrying her notebook to record the wildlife she encounters—especially the birds. Watching them hatch and grow into graceful creatures fills her with wonder.
But paradise has its shadows.
Duke Herhardt, the young and enigmatic lord of Arvis, is also fascinated by birds—but for very different reasons. While Layla admires them, he hunts them. And while she finds peace in their freedom, he finds pleasure in control… including over her.
He enjoys making Layla cry.
If a lovely bird is trapped in a golden cage… which will she choose?
A life of luxury, or freedom?
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