Almost_midnight

Elara Quinn is just trying to survive her final year of high school without making waves. But when the mysterious and oddly familiar Jace Rowen transfers into her sleepy coastal town, her quiet world is flipped upside down. He’s charming, secretive, and somehow knows more about the town than any outsider should. When they're paired for a class project, Elara gets pulled into Jace’s strange orbit — and into a mystery that’s been buried for six years. A faded photograph. A cottage on the cliffs. A name that doesn’t match his. As their connection deepens, so do the secrets — and the danger lurking in the shadows. When her best friend is attacked and a black car starts following her, Elara realizes that Jace isn’t just hiding from his past — he’s running from people willing to do anything to keep the truth buried. Just before her eighteenth birthday, Jace asks her to run away with him. But he never shows up. Instead, Elara receives a chilling message from an unknown number: “If you want to see him again, stop digging. You don’t know who you’re messing with.” As a figure steps out of the shadows, Elara’s world goes dark.