by john1208·Translated by Novel AI Studio
Dr. Demyan Yevgrafov, a cold, calculating neurosurgeon, awakens in a sterile cryo-revival suite at the exclusive Zima Institute. He remembers dying. Now, he's alive, but not alone. A voice echoes in his mind - that of Zoya, a ghost tethered to him since his near-death experience. She was a patient at Zima, murdered by someone she loved, but trauma has erased the killer's face from her memory. Trapped together in the gilded cage of the institute, Demyan is her only link to the living world, her only hope of finding justice. As he reluctantly untangles the web of secrets surrounding Zima and Zoya's death, their forced intimacy sparks a slow-burning connection that thaws his frozen heart. But Zoya's last regret isn't just about finding her killer; it's about a revolutionary medical procedure she was part of. Can Demyan uncover the truth and fulfill her final wish, or will helping her pass on reveal a horror worse than death itself?
