Awakening of the Princess
In the rain-slicked streets of Seattle, Maya Lopez lives a life defined by silence and scholarship. But beneath the surface of her mundane world, a heartbeat that doesn't belong to....
In the rain-slicked streets of Seattle, Maya Lopez lives a life defined by silence and scholarship. But beneath the surface of her mundane world, a heartbeat that doesn't belong to her pulses within an ancient silver locket. She is the target of an invisible war, a girl whose very existence is a threat to those who sit on a throne built of ash and betrayal. The Shadow in the Light. Rivan Walsh is a name associated with power, luxury, and cold indifference. To the students of Ashwood University, he is an untouchable heir; to the corporate world, a shark. But in the dark, he is something far more lethal. He is the Warden, a man whose soul is bound to a Queen who doesn't yet know she wears a crown. The Game of Masks. While social media influencers chase ghosts and campus elites play at power, a real predator stalks the Highland district. To survive, Maya must master the Iron Mind—a mental fortress that hides her true self from those who would tear the world apart to find her. In a world where every smile is a mask and every shadow is an assassin, the question isn't just who Maya is... but what she will become when the locket finally opens. Trust no one. Hide your heart. The Dawn is coming.