Forbidden I

Book One of the Celestine & Tyler Series

A novel of beauty, obsession, and the terrifying power of attention.

Celestine Miller is the girl everyone wants to know—flawless, magnetic, and adored at Halcyon High. Her life is picture-perfect: a swarm of friends, a flood of compliments, and the security of knowing she’s always the center of attention. But perfection comes with a price—and sometimes, the people watching you the closest are the ones you never see coming.

Enter Tyler Ford.

A quiet shadow in the back of the classroom. Unnoticed. Unwanted. Unreadable.

Until now.

When Celestine starts receiving mysterious gifts—lavender candles, vintage lockets, handwritten poems—her curiosity ignites. Who is behind the thoughtful surprises? Why do they know her so well? And why does she keep thinking of the boy with the hollow stare and the too-quiet footsteps?

Drawn into a slow-burning mystery, Celestine begins following the trail of her invisible admirer. But the deeper she digs, the more disturbing the truth becomes. Tyler Ford isn’t just the school loner—he’s something else entirely. Something darker. Something that watches her when no one else does. Something that knows what she wore in fourth grade, where she keeps her extra key, and what she looks like when she’s sleeping.

As reality unravels and trust fractures, Celestine must face a terrifying truth: not all affection is innocent. And some admirers don’t want to be loved—they want to possess.

Set between the familiar halls of a high school and the creeping dread of a too-quiet home, Forbidden I is a psychological slow-burn thriller wrapped in the glitter of teen popularity. With each chapter, the line between love and obsession blurs—until the final gift is unwrapped.

And everything changes.

Celestine thought she was in control. She thought she was the one watching.

She was wrong.