At nineteen, Nora Fisher is ready to trade the quiet streets of Canada for the glittering halls of the prestigious Aria Institute of Musical Arts. Leaving her family is bittersweet-but leaving behind her cruel, volatile father feels like the first breath of freedom she's taken in years. At Aria, she vows to reinvent herself through music, ambition, and peace. Then she meets Logan Kang. Sharp-tongued, guarded, and impossible to read, Logan is the last person Nora expects to connect with. But beneath his cold exterior lies a boy shaped by a mother whose psychological torment has shattered his older sister and left deep scars on him. As Nora and Logan slowly peel back each other's walls, friendship sparks into something neither quite dares to name. But Aria isn't the fresh start they hoped for. A hostile classmate-and the crew of troublemakers he runs with-sees Nora and Logan as easy targets. Their rivalry escalates into a dangerous game of manipulation and sabotage, threatening their futures, their sanity, and their growing bond. And when shadows from Nora's past return-most terrifyingly, her father-the life she escaped may be the one closing in on her again. Together, Nora and Logan must fight for their music, their freedom, and each other. But with enemies circling from all sides, will they rise above the chaos-or fall apart under the pressure?