Her life without magic or romance. Until the night he whispers her name. For years, Valera worked as a seamstress to have food on the table. She would give anything to protect her younger sister from the world's cruelties... and the alluring forest of faerie. She fears that one day the Fae will take her sister, and how Valera will stop them? Not for her sister... but for her. Valeria is locked in a striking castle far from her world, becoming the bride of the mysterious lord of fairies. He says he won't hurt her, swears to bring her home after a year and a day if she doesn't break the only rule: she shouldn't see his face. Deciding at all costs to return to his sister, Valera tries to solve the mystery of her "husband". Why does he desperately need a wife? And why is she? Torn between love, duty and unexpected freedom in a strange new world, Valera must fight in search of her place. But will her passion for the invisible figure in the shadows perish?