"In a world built on golden lies, the deadliest monsters wear the most perfect smiles."
Lyra Sylvester’s life is a nightmare. Trapped in a crumbling mansion with a toxic, abusive family, she is drowning in fear and isolation. Then steps in Keith Logan—the wealthy, breathtakingly charming Student Council President of Oakhaven Academy. He offers her a hand, a sanctuary, and a promise of protection.
But Keith isn’t a savior. He is a clinical psychopath who thrives on watching resilient souls fracture into pieces. For him, Lyra is the ultimate, fragile doll to break.
As Keith weaves a suffocating web of control around her, cutting off her friends and manipulating her reality, Lyra is forced into a desperate, terrifying cat-and-mouse game for survival. Can a broken girl outsmart a predator who is always three steps ahead? Or will she be crushed beneath his gilded mask?
A slow-burn psychological thriller where nothing—and no one—is what they seem.
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