"Kiss me." He orders, slamming my locker shut. "Is she coming?" I ask, turning my head to look behind me, but he grabs my face and makes me look up at him. "Yes, now kiss me." I do as told, getting on my tippy toes as I lean up to kiss him. He kisses me back slowly, before he pins me against the lockers and deepens the kiss. My eyes widen and I try to push him away. This isn't part of the deal. He pulls away, a full on smirk plastered on his face. "I lied." He confesses, turning around. "She wasn't coming." Then, he walks away.

Because real messages are sometimes hidden.

❝ One cuss is equal to one kiss... ❞

Luca Fern has been a girl with a morbid fascination for disguises ever since a case of mistaken identity lead to her mother's murder. Moving to Bottle Island was supposed to heal her obsessive behaviours, but instead it has revealed a mystery that could swallow her whole. As tradition on the island, Altswood High School organizes an annual game called the Hunt: a thrill-seeking contest among peers of seek and eliminate. But this year, instead of an innocent paint pellet, players are being eliminated permanently with bullets to the head. The head investigator, Luca's own father, is stumped as the death toll increases. Soon Luca will be next, and if she cannot bring light to the hidden secrets within Altswood High's traditions, then she too will die in this twisted version of the Hunt.

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟭 || As the war ended, another problem has arisen.

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟮 || As the next head of the Shinigami tribe, Rielle was given a mission to infiltrate their archenemy's base, Tantei High, in search of any information about the legendary seventh sense. Her animosity toward the Senshins made it hard for her to get closer to her goal, and worse, Hideo, the heir to the Senshin's tribe seat of power, had already deemed Rielle suspicious. But as she spent more time with the Senshins, she had began questioning the beliefs and principles she had adhered to for a long time. Trapped between her responsibility as an heir, and her personal feelings, Rielle must choose the side she'd stay with.

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟯 || Krystal was out for revenge. She had been alone since the tragedy that stole everything from her and she spent her whole life trying to get back at the people who did it-Flame Spectre. And Krystal might finally get that chance in the War of best, battle royale among many gangs of the Black Division. Along with dependable Huntres comrades who shared the same ice attribute as her, Krystal's goal was to dominate War of Best and fight against Flame Spectre. Together, they must triumph in this game or die trying.

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟭 || Breakups are one of the things that Lei dreads, may it be a romantic relationship or friendship. So when her first boyfriend, Andrew, broke up with her, she was angry and devastated and lost. She couldn't accept that her first love had ended just like that. Her life turned into a series of unfortunate events, but her heart still yearned for Andrew. She wanted to get over him, but it was also the hardest thing to do. Could her heart really forget someone she loved so much? Or could it hold on to the feelings and memories she had treasured until he gets back to her?

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟭 || Infamous as a latecomer, Rainie found herself expelled from her current school due to her unpunctuality. Her seemingly ordinary life began to take a strange turn when she was forced to enroll in an unknown and suspicious institution located in the middle of a forest. She entered as a transferee in Tantei High, advertised to her as a school for extraordinary people. However, before she could even fully understand what was happening, ravels of mystery and conspiracy about her background and identity started lingering around Rainie. Would she be able to bear the truth once she learned that her whole life was built on a tragic lie?

After hearing a terrifying prophecy about her life, Reika had to become a stronger Divian to protect herself from the looming danger. Together with her best friend Lexi, they traveled to the Capital for an apprenticeship under a Spirit Master, but events were moving far more rapidly than expected after they discovered their connections with the current Divine Council. With her struggles at controlling her Guardians, the mystery surrounding her parents' death during the Great Havoc, the appearance of Exorcists in the Capital, and the peculiar voice she kept hearing inside her head, could Reika survive the dangers in her life, or the prophecy about her death would come true? PRE-ORDER FORM: https://taralikha.com