Whispering Vines

Dani's first day at her new school begins with a shadow falling across her desk.

Rowan is sharp-tongued, untouchable, and surrounded by whispers no one seems willing to explain. Getting too close to her is a mistake.

At least, that's what everyone says.

But avoiding Rowan doesn't make Dani invisible. The stares linger. The rumors spread. Every hallway feels crowded with things left unsaid, and the more Dani tries to understand what is happening around her, the more tangled everything becomes.

Rowan may be cruel.

She may be dangerous.

She may also be the only person who understands what it feels like to be watched by an entire school and still remain completely unseen.

As suspicion turns into fascination, Dani finds herself drawn deeper into Rowan's world-where affection can look like hostility, silence can hide a warning, and some truths grow slowly, quietly, like vines beneath the walls.

At this school, everyone is whispering.

The question is whether Dani should listen.