Some paths are not meant to be walked.

When sixteen-year-old orphan Ellie Queen moves into the cold, crumbling halls of Eldermore Academy, she expects solitude, not fate. But beneath the ivy-covered stones and forgotten libraries lies a maze of ancient tunnels, and a whisper calls her name.

They say the Daughters of the First Covenant, a secret order of witches, were wiped out long ago.
They say the vault should never be opened.
They say the Hollow Way is just a legend.

They're wrong.

Ellie begins to see what others don't—shadows moving without light, symbols burning beneath her skin, and a door no one acknowledges exists. The more she searches, the more she discovers: witches ruling from the shadows, a kingdom of dead light pulsing beneath the city, and her blood bearing a seal older than the school itself.

Because Ellie isn't just a girl with questions.

She's the last guardian of the Way.

And the Hollow Way isn't a place.

It's alive.

Waiting for her.