Set In Stone: Part One

In the Kingdom of Velmora, peace is an illusion.
For a thousand years, the White Rose has ruled from the shadows-an elegant, merciless government that forces its people into rigid ranks, not for order, but for control. The highest live wrapped in velvet and privilege, praised for their superiority. The lowest are crushed beneath the system, working, starving, and disappearing without question.
Cassian Valemir is seventeen and born into the highest rank: the Nobility. He should be grateful. He should be proud. But when strange things begin happening-letters sealed in white wax, whispers of rebellion, a forest that seems to watch him-Cassian starts to realize that the system he benefits from is rotting from the inside out.
As six teenagers from different ranks begin to question the rules meant to keep them apart, the White Rose tightens its grip. Petals appear where they shouldn't. Memories resurface that were meant to stay buried. And the cost of disobedience becomes terrifyingly clear.
Because in Velmora, curiosity is dangerous.
Defiance is unforgivable.
And once the White Rose notices you, there is no escape.
A story of romance, and disobeying the hardship you're being forced to live in.