~Valeria~
I was one failed quiz away from having a complete mental breakdown in the middle of chemistry class.
The library had become my escape route from everything falling apart in my life. While other kids hung out in the cafeteria or by their lockers, I'd been hiding in the back corner with textbooks I wasn't actually reading.
I wasn't looking for anything specific when I started pulling random books off the shelf. Just needed something to keep my hands busy while my brain tried to process the latest round of family drama.
Maybe I should write a book about my life. "How to Survive Living with Four Hot Stepbrothers Who All Have Emotional Problems." Bestseller material right there.
That's when I saw it. A thin book with a plain cover that just said "The Dark Royals" in simple black
