Adela never imagined her life would end here: alone in a filthy spare room with a bucket for a toilet after days on days of torture.

But she can wait a few days for her captors to tire of her—or she can save them the trouble. Not that they left anything for her to use for those purposes.

Of course, a third alternative might exist. She knows the nephew of this house's owner, after all...

A dark, heart-twisting story that proves that even the darkest tales can have happy endings, for everyone who believes in hope—and unexpected allies.