It all began with dreams...Clare, Dimitri, and Lidia were all nothing but distant legends to Ellie and Savannah. Now, their full story is revealed. Witness "The Beginning," when the world was nothing more than dreams. See the Mansion in its earliest stages, and watch the Garden of Evil take shape. Discover Claire's secrets, her friendship with Lidia, her romance with Dimitri, and what led her to betray him. Most importantly, discover the secrets behind her disappearance...All the briefly-told stories from "The Mansion's Twins" are now revealed in full. All the mysteries and questions left from "The Mansion's Family" are finally answered. But beware. The early days were dark and dangerous. After all, if you entered an empty world, and knew part of it could be yours, how far would you go to claim it?