Behind the FACADE

> "Well, child… I am not a leader."

My breath caught. Then, just as suddenly, Aunt Simone appeared by my side.

"My dear, you need not be frightened," Diane whispered, holding my hands. She muttered words again—and Aunt Simone vanished.







Ashely had always dreamed of leading her clan, believing the title came with power, respect, and destiny. But when the veil between the living and the ancestral realm begins to thin, and the true weight of leadership is revealed, Ashely finds herself at a crossroads.



Haunted by visions, bound by ancient rites, and caught in the delicate war between the seen and unseen, she must decide: will she rise to the calling that has chosen her—or flee from the shadows behind the facade?