The Red Thread

In a world of masks, the most dangerous thing is to be seen.

Ivy was born to disappear - trained as a weapon, perfected as a lie. Elegant, ruthless, and untouchable, she's spent her life behind silk veils and sharp smiles. When her mother forces her into a masked ball deep within the heart of society's elite, Ivy is meant to be a distraction. A pawn.

Instead, she becomes the spark.

Tom Kaulitz is everything Ivy despises - flirty, charming, silver-tongued. He dances like he knows he's being watched and fights like he doesn't care who's looking. Assigned as Ivy's partner, he's a complication she can't afford. But he sees her. The parts no one is supposed to.

As secrets tangle and rehearsals turn into rituals, Ivy finds herself caught between the mission she was raised for and the boy who keeps stepping too close. What begins as a game of stolen glances and whispered threats spirals into something far more dangerous - betrayal, bloodshed, and a love Ivy never believed she could want.

Because the ball is only the beginning.

And once the mask comes off, there's no going back.