dveleshka
What if the darkest part of you could walk beside you? The city of Sofiya has secrets.
Beneath its golden domes, worn yellow cobblestones, ancient ruins, and crowded streets lies another city - one hidden from the eyes of ordinary people. A world of magic, ancient societies, and creatures born from the darkest corners of the human soul.
For centuries, the Circle of Serdica has kept this world hidden. They control who Awakens, hunt those who refuse to submit, and imprison the Shadows that exist alongside their human counterparts.
But the balance is beginning to break.
Jess has lived with her Shadow for months, surviving in the shadows of Sofia while trying to uncover the truth about her father's disappearance. She knows better than anyone that the Circle cannot be trusted.
Alex is an ordinary acting student whose carefully planned future is shattered when her Shadow suddenly Awakens and introduces her to a world she never knew existed.
And then there are the Hunters.
Ace is one of the Circle's most talented captains. His orders are simple: find the two girls, capture them, and bring them back before they discover what they truly are. But the deeper he digs, the more impossible the mystery becomes. Because Shadows are not monsters. They are pieces of us.
Our fears. Our desires. Our rage. Our dreams.
And sometimes, the part of ourselves we fear the most is the part that knows us best.
As Sofiya's ancient magic begins to awaken, Alex, Jess, and Ace are pulled into a dangerous game of secrets, power, and forbidden truths. In a city where everyone wears a mask, what happens when yours finally falls?
*this story is translated from bulgarian to english