TempestAraceli
Covered in paint
Fame always costs something. She just didn't know it would be herself.
Selene Lockhart once believed that being seen would save her-that applause could stitch together the emptiness inside. But as her art career rises under the sharp-eyed watch of her publisher, Vincent, the spotlight begins to burn instead of warm.
Desperate to stay relevant in a world that eats its artists alive, Selene makes a mistake she can't undo-sabotaging the only person who ever truly saw her. Ava Sterling was never just a rival; she was a friend Selene never let herself have.
Now haunted by guilt, obsession, and a fame that feels more like a cage, Selene must choose: chase the illusion of freedom, or finally confront the truth behind her success-and the cost of the name she's built for herself.
A slow-burn psychological drama about art, identity, and the silent violence of ambition.