THE GIRL BEHIND THE MASK

At Vespera Academy, every student hides behind a mask.
Not for beauty.
Not for tradition.
But for survival.

Aria Vale never asked for a power that exposes the truth behind every lie. She only knows one thing: the more she uses it, the louder the truths become... and the more dangerous she is to the world around her. When she's sent to Vespera, she expects strict rules, strange classes, and secrets buried under marble floors.

She doesn't expect him.

Lucien Thorn - the academy's most feared student.
A boy with a black metal mask and a reputation whispered like a curse.
A boy whose power kills with a single unmasked glance.

No one has ever seen his face.
No one has ever survived it.

Until Aria does.

Now Lucien is watching her. Protecting her. Obsessed with the one girl who should have died the moment she saw him. And when students begin to vanish and a masked cult rises from the shadows, Aria discovers her power is far more dangerous - and far more coveted - than she ever imagined.

In a school where identity is forbidden and truth is lethal, Aria must decide who to trust, who to fear, and who she is when the mask finally comes off.

Because at Vespera Academy, unmasking isn't just a rule break.
It's a death sentence.