Veil of Crimson and Secrets In a court of masks and monsters, nothing stays buried forever. Elowen Vaire was meant to be invisible, until her mother's death leaves behind a mark that doesn't belong to the human world. Searching for answers, Elowen risks everything to enter the Obsidian Court's Veiled Trials, a brutal competition where survival earns favor… and failure means disappearance. Among deadly rivals and velvet lies, she draws the attention of a dangerous vampire heir whose interest threatens both her mission and her heart. Every victory pulls her deeper into a web of secrets someone is willing to kill to protect. The truth behind her mother's death is closer than she thinks, and far more dangerous than she imagined. Some secrets crave blood. Some awaken monsters. And once the veil lifts, there's no turning back.