When The Stars Aligned

Fate is not kind. It does not bargain. It does not bend.

For as long as history remembers, The Stars have ruled over humanity, stripping them of free will. On their sixteenth birthday, every person receives their fate in ink-who they will love, when they will die. There is no escaping it.

At Apollo Academy, Fate Day is a grand celebration, but for Maeve Sonnet, it feels like a death sentence. She dreads the moment she will turn the final page of her fate, knowing it will shape the rest of her life. When she does, she finds the name she never dared to hope for: Juniper Sloan, her best friend, her anchor. But before she can even begin to understand what that means, Juniper reveals his truth-his death is only days away.

As the countdown begins, Maeve and her friends are left with an impossible question: Is fate absolute, or is there a way to defy the stars? With time slipping through their fingers and shadows gathering at the edges of their world, they must decide how far they are willing to go to unravel a destiny written in blood and gold.

Some stories are meant to end. The question is-will this be one of them?