SOME DESIRES COME WITH A PRICE… Vesper thought Blackthorn Academy was just a strange school. She was WRONG. Between the shadows that whisper, the monsters that stalk the halls, and a boy who hides more than just secrets, survival isn't optional—it's a GAME. When a BARGAIN with a creature of darkness offers her the one thing she's always wanted… she should have walked away. But some KISSES are too tempting to resist. Now, EVERY CHOICE pulls her deeper into a world where DESIRE is DEADLY, LOVE is DANGEROUS, and CURSES aren't just stories whispered in the dark—they're REAL. Will she claim the boy she's obsessed with… or lose herself to the darkness?