What Lies Beneath

For centuries, Ophelia Celeste Hawthorne lived in the shadows, an immortal ghost in a world that had long forgotten her name. She never stayed in one place too long, never cared for the politics of supernatural wars, and never played by anyone's rules but her own.

That was before she came to Mystic Falls.

What was meant to be a brief stop for a little chaos and thrill soon turns into something far more dangerous. The town's secrets run deeper than she expected, and the whispers of ancient bloodlines, cursed magic, and unfinished vendettas begin to pull her in.

But Celeste isn't just a bystander-she's a predator. And in a town where history has a habit of repeating itself, she's about to find out that even the dead have something to fear.

Because this time, the shadows don't just hide her.

They're watching her too.

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