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When it was us
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Ongoing, First published Oct 28
Mature
At Saint Aurelia's Academy, perfection isn't a goal-it's a performance.

Elara Voss is the school's golden girl: a prodigy ballerina, flawless, disciplined, and untouchable. Every pirouette, every breath, is measured. Every secret, buried deep. Until the night she hears music pulsing through the forbidden wing-wild, electric, alive.

Adrian Blackwell is the last person she should want. A scholarship student with a smirk, a guitar, and no respect for rules. He's chaos wrapped in leather and poetry, and Elara can't look away.

When a masked ball blurs the line between rivalry and obsession, Elara's carefully curated world begins to fracture. Anonymous letters start appearing in her locker. Whispers spread through marble halls. And the deeper she falls for Adrian, the more she realizes someone is watching them-someone who knows their secrets, and wants them exposed.

In a place where reputation is everything and truth is dangerous, Elara must decide how much of herself she's willing to lose for the one thing she was never supposed to feel-love.

Because at Saint Aurelia's, everything beautiful hides something broken.
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