Crown of Deception

When Sophia arrives at Northwood Academy, the gothic campus feels less like a school and more like a living, breathing secret. Whispers echo through shadowed hallways, teachers exchange guarded glances, and the abandoned west wing seems to call her name. As she digs into the school's hidden history, uncovering forgotten scandals, sealed rooms, and long-buried mysteries, an uneasy truth begins to surface.

But the real revelation comes at home.

In a trembling confession over dinner, her father,...