In the unforgiving winter forest, survival means paying attention and trusting old superstitions. Abigail Foster is a pragmatic hunter who knows the woods are built on teeth, rot, and patience. But when she tracks a wounded stag toward the old fae boundary, she finds something that defies the natural world: a beast crowned with black roses blooming directly from its bone. Armed with an iron-tipped arrow and her grandmother's warnings against beautiful things, Abigail brings the corrupted creature down. Yet the true danger begins after the kill. While harvesting the meat, a thorn from the stag's unnatural antlers pierces her leather glove. As a single drop of her blood spills into the frost, a black rose instantly turns pure white. Step into a chilling dark fantasy where hunger meets ancient magic, and one careless drop of blood awakens a beautiful, dangerous mystery.