Riverview High

's dizzying array of elite clubs, societies, and tightly-woven social circles. From the moment she stepped through the ivy-draped archway, it became abund

nor hierarchy and petty falsehood of superiority. The children of titans of industry, famed politicians, billionaire investors, and Holl

of fresh young faces awash with an unsettling sense of arrogant entitlement and ambition. Her eyes were immediately drawn to the stage at the fron

chiseled features were that of a Old Hollywood matinee idol - strong jawline, piercing azure eyes, thick untamed chestnut waves. When he spoke, his voice resonate

d something insidious lurking behind that meticulously crafted mask of charisma. In James' penetrating gaze and the subtle twitches of his full lips, she recognized

e. She made a mental note to tread extremely carefully around the charismatic and ruthless James Star in the days ahead. Thi

not an option - not if she hoped to dig up the long-buried truth surrounding Riverview's tragic legacy that had called her here. This was

rmidable Greek chorus carefully choreographing the narratives allowed to play out within their domain. From tenured professors who had stalked Riverview's halls for decades, to the youn

om with an appraising glare, his withered face was an inscrutable mask carved from years of keeping Riverview's most deeply guarded secrets. She couldn't shake the realization th

rther cemented - to pierce the long-cultivated veil of exclusivity, privilege, and deception surrounding Riverview no