The Cold Ninth Gate

Their story began when they met in poverty. But when she returned from her trials, he already had a beloved by his side, a radiant woman who was his closest companion. Were they destined to become strangers, separated by the ends of the earth? Would she have to spend the rest of her life silently watching over him? Little did she know that the one who would truly help him was the orphan girl who could stay by his side. To secure his lifetime of glory, she was willing to give up everything, even if it meant watching him spend his life with someone else...