Ashes of Ivory

Prologue

They said Ashthorne Imperial Academy was the crown jewel of India.

A palace turned into a school. A sanctuary of elegance where royalty, wealth, and power walked hand in hand, dressed in polished shoes and diamond-studded watches.

But behind its golden gates, perfection was only a mask.

The chandeliers glittered, but the halls were colder than a grave.

The portraits of dead monarchs stared too long.

And the whispers… oh, the whispers never stopped.

They called them The Elites.

Four students who ruled Ashthorne like kings and queens in their own right. Beautiful, dangerous, untouchable. Every word they spoke was law, every smile a weapon, and every glance a death sentence in disguise.

No one dared cross them. No one dared defy them.

But I wasn’t supposed to be here.

I wasn’t born into silk sheets or royal titles. I was an outsider—thrown into their kingdom by chance, armed with nothing but stubbornness and a sharp tongue.

The first day I entered Ashthorne, I should have lowered my gaze.

I should have played the quiet girl. The invisible one.

Instead, I looked up.

I met their eyes.

And that was the beginning of my undoing.

Because in Ashthorne…

Secrets are currency. Loyalty is an illusion.

And if you dare to stand against The Elites—

You don’t just lose your crown.

You lose your soul.

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