The Gilded Winter: A Multiverse on the Brink

In the shadow of Mont Blanc lies Saint-Clément, a timeless Alpine village hiding chilling secrets beneath its snow-covered charm. For seven summers, history professor Étienne Mercier has visited this haven to escape the pressures of academia and delve into Alpine folklore. But in the summer of 1984, his retreat takes a darker turn. When Étienne stumbles upon an 18th-century journal hidden in a crumbling estate, he uncovers haunting accounts of mysterious disappearances and cryptic warnings about "the mountain keepers." As he delves deeper into the journal's chilling details, he begins to notice eerie parallels between the past and the present, including a sinister forty-year cycle of vanishings—one that aligns ominously with the current year. With the reluctant help of Hélène Rousseau, Saint-Clément’s enigmatic archivist, and under the wary gaze of the village’s powerful mayor, Étienne pieces together a web of folklore, forbidden rituals, and ancient guardianship. But his discoveries come at a cost. The more he learns, the more the village closes ranks, and the deeper he is drawn into its shadowy traditions. As winter creeps in, isolating Saint-Clément beneath heavy snow, Étienne realizes he has become part of the cycle he’s trying to unravel. With the lives of innocents—and his own—hanging in the balance, Étienne must confront an impossible choice: expose the truth and risk unleashing an ancient force, or accept a dark legacy that has kept the village safe for centuries. Atmospheric, suspenseful, and unnervingly human, The Gilded Winter is a gripping tale of sacrifice, love, and the chilling cost of secrets buried in the heart of the mountains.

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