I watch you from afar… I love you from afar… These lines are the recurring refrain of Fénka’s whole life. And not only hers… She never fully managed to decide for herself whether fate mocked her or bestowed a royal gift—bringing her together with a man whose story painfully resembles her own. In any case, there can be no better companion for investigating than Sergey Lvovich Bersenyev. Especially because the case turned out to be far too complex and dangerous. It is directly connected to a terrible tragedy that happened eleven years ago. Back then, members of Father Gavriil’s sect burned themselves alive in their church, not waiting for the end of the world. True, investigators didn’t rule out the possibility of mass murder, not suicide. But they were unable to find evidence for that version. And Fénka could. Yet what should she do next—she doesn’t know. For the thin thread of truth she managed to grasp keeps leading to her beloved Stas…