Until The Lights Go Out.
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Last published Sun, Oct 19, 2025
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At Willowshade Charter, the hallways hum with life, laughter, and secrets-but sometimes, secrets have a way of growing in the dark. Junior year should have been simple for Sienna: navigating messy love triangles, surviving Vivian's endless drama, and trying not to get caught in Jaxon's charm-or Kai's intense, brooding stares. She thought her biggest problems were crushes, rumors, and who would get detention next.
But then the lights started flickering. Small at first-just a nervous glance in the hallway, a locker slightly ajar. Then whispers echoed through empty classrooms, lockers slammed on their own, and shadows moved where no one should be. The friends she thought she could trust looked different, distant... even dangerous.
And when betrayal comes from someone in her circle, the line between friend and foe disappears. No amount of gossip, popularity, or love triangles can prepare them for what Willowshade really hides.
Because at Willowshade Charter, the halls don't just see your secrets-they feed on them.
And nobody leaves the same way they came in...
Until the Lights Go Out
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