The Lost Heir of Shadows (by Happy West) They told her she didn't belong. Catherine Hayes has spent her entire life surviving in a world that never wanted her-raised in silence, mistreated in shadows, and haunted by a feeling she could never explain. That she was not meant to be there. Then the invitation arrives. Carter Academy. The most elite and feared institution in the country... where power is inherited, secrets are buried, and students don't disappear without reason. And at the center of it all is him. Gabriel Carter. Cold. Untouchable. Dangerous. The boy everyone fears-but no one speaks about. From the moment he looks at her, Catherine becomes something she was never prepared for. Watched. Targeted. Marked. But Carter Academy is not just a school. It is a system. A place where the truth is hidden behind rules no one dares to break... and where something far darker than reputation controls everything. As whispers grow louder and shadows begin to move on their own, Catherine realizes one terrifying truth: She was not invited here by accident. And whatever is watching her... has been waiting for her longer than she has been alive. In a world ruled by bloodlines, power, and secrets buried beneath stone walls... Some heirs are chosen. Some are hunted. And some were never meant to be found. The Lost Heir of Shadows A dark romance thriller filled with mystery, obsession, and deadly secrets.