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For the past two years, Raven Alistar has been surviving on her own. Abandoned at sixteen, she built a quiet life working at a small diner alongside her roommate, Janice. It wasn’t much — but it was hers. Now, with her eighteenth birthday approaching, her friends insist on celebrating how far she’s come.But the night meant to mark her freedom turns into a nightmare. A violent gang of strangers crashes the party, leaving chaos in their wake and setting their sights on Raven. When a mysterious, striking stranger intervenes, Raven is forced to trust him, plunging headfirst into a world she never knew existed.As she runs for her life, Raven begins to unravel the dark, hidden truths about her family, her bloodline, and a destiny that has been calling to her in silence — waiting for its moment of resonance.