An Early Winter

The Outlands, a place where no civilized person ever goes holds a secret, a darkness that no one has ever seen. But one girl is destined to cross the threshold of the dead and seeks her ever after in the unlikeliest of places.
Yet, only the truest of love can overcome the darkness of the Outlands. When one girl finds eternal happiness, another is damned from existence.
Can true love really free you from the shackles? Or is temptation a road well travelled?