At Blackveil Academy, the west staircase is off-limits after midnight. Nora should have asked why.
Beyond the door, she finds another academy. The same halls. The same faces. Only here, her friends no longer hide what they want, and her professor looks at her as though he’s been waiting to get her alone.
This place is called Vesper. There’s a dress waiting for Nora, a seat at the table, and someone ready to take her hand. Here, she can have everything she’s been ashamed to want.
She only has to get used to a few peculiarities. Pay no attention to the mirrors. Don’t ask too many questions over dinner. And remember to go home before morning.
Then Nora notices something familiar on the wrong side of the door.