Turning: Those who shine in the dark
"She was never meant to be seen. He was never meant to exist."
In the quiet town of Gloria, Aidan lives in hiding—his blood potent, his identity dangerous. Bound by a secret past and the weight of a curse, he crafts potions for survival and watches over his younger twin, Adeena.
When an invitation arrives for a royal ball in the capital, Aidan makes a choice that will haunt him: he lets her go.
Dressed in borrowed silk and escorted by a paid chaperone, Adeena enters a world of chandeliers, masks, and veiled intentions. Aidan stays behind... at first. But when his uncle warns him of a shadow moving within the palace—one that knows what he is—Aidan infiltrates the event, unseen, cloaked in secrecy.
The ball ends in fire. The girl vanishes.
Aidan’s blood can heal—but not rewind time.Adeena smiled as the violins swelled.
Draped in sapphire blue, her hair pinned with borrowed pearls, she looked older than her years—almost noble. No one in that ballroom knew she’d come from a forgotten village. No one knew her chaperone was paid. No one suspected the boy who sent her here was watching from above.
Aidan stood among the shadows of the chandelier beams, breath held tight, gaze fixed only on her. He was never meant to be seen—not here, where his father’s face might be recognized in his own.
Eldric gave the signal. Everything’s fine.
But it wasn’t.
A woman in red silk approached Adeena.
She smiled too much. She moved too slowly. And when she touched Adeena’s hand—just a brush—Aidan flinched.
That’s not Dahlia, he thought. And it’s not Mary.
The chandeliers exploded. The glass rained like cursed snow.
By the time Aidan reached the ballroom floor, Adeena was gone.
Turning is a gothic fantasy of stolen identities, cursed bloodlines, and a brother’s descent into a world that was never meant to remember him. For readers of Heaven Official’s Blessing, Who Made Me a Princess, and The Abandoned Empress.
