Some secrets survive the truth. Others become it.

The war is over, but the past refuses to stay buried.

At Virellis Royal Academy, lies have always been easier to believe than the truth. But when old secrets begin to resurface, Elena finds herself caught between the person she has become and the past she has spent years trying to escape.

Seven years ago, everything changed. And not everyone remembers it the same way.

With Zane's past tangled in Elena's present and Dante's return threatening to uncover what should have remained hidden, the line between truth and betrayal begins to disappear.

Some people are lost to time. Some are lost to lies.

And some were never strangers to begin with.