Zachary Ezra Rawlins is an ordinary student living on a university campus in Vermont. But somehow he gets his hands on a mysterious book

from a dusty library shelf. Holding his breath, Zachary turns page after page, fascinated by the fate of unlucky lovers, when he comes across something completely unexpected - a story from his own childhood. A strange book stirs his imagination, so he decides to reveal its secret. A journey full of unexpected adventures gradually leads him to a masquerade in New York, to a secret club and an underground library hidden deep underground. The boy will meet here those who have sacrificed everything for this vault. But they are hunting him and want to destroy him. Together with Mirabelle, the fearless protector of this world, and Dorian, a man whose loyalty no one can be sure of, Zachary travels through winding tunnels, dark staircases and ballrooms to finally learn the true purpose of this realm and his destiny.