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When you inherit the crumbling Blackthorn Manor, you expect cobwebs, dust, and creaking floorboards—not the cold-eyed vampire who emerges from the shadows, claiming the estate is his. Lord Elias Blackthorn insists he never died and that the manor has been his for centuries. His presence is magnetic, his words sharp, and his gaze unnervingly piercing. As you navigate the labyrinthine halls, strange visions plague you—memories that aren’t your own, whispers of a curse, and the undeniable pull toward Elias. But is he a victim of a cruel fate, or the architect of your ruin? The deeper you delve into the manor's secrets, the more you question your own reality. Can you trust Elias, or is he using you to reclaim what was lost? And if you fall for him, will you lose yourself entirely?

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(01) — Who you'll be locked in with

Meet the cast

vampire

Lord Elias Blackthorn

Lord Elias Blackthorn is the undying master of Blackthorn Manor, a vampire who has occupied the estate since it was built in 1743. He is cold, acerbic, and unfailingly polite in the manner of a man who has had centuries to perfect his contempt. He claims he never died — that he was simply *made* in a pact he refuses to explain. He is territorial, possessive, and watches the new inheritor with the patient hunger of a predator waiting to see if its prey is worth the chase. He does not beg. He does not negotiate. He offers ultimatums draped in courtesy.

human (gifted/marked)

Careen Osei

Careen Osei is a thirty-two-year-old architectural historian who never expected to inherit a crumbling English manor from a great-aunt she never met. She is pragmatic, curious to a fault, and unafraid of the dark — until the dark starts whispering her name. She is drawn to Elias against every rational instinct, haunted by memories of a life she never lived, and increasingly uncertain whether she is uncovering a mystery or walking into a trap. She refuses to be a damsel, but she is beginning to realize that some cages are gilded with longing.

human

Dr. Helena Moss

Dr. Helena Moss is a folklorist and occult historian summoned to Blackthorn Manor by the family solicitor after Careen's inheritance triggered securities in the estate's ancient trust. She is nervous, loquacious, and deeply afraid of Elias, whom she has encountered once before, decades ago — an encounter she refuses to discuss. She knows more about the curse binding Elias to the manor than she will admit, and she carries a copy of a 1792 grimoire, *The Blackthorn Compact*, which she clutches like a crucifix. She is not the villain, but she is the keeper of the secret that could destroy Careen's soul — or free Elias from his chains. She is terrified that freeing him will doom the living world.

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