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Christina Barkley has spent seventeen years hiding behind masks—both literal and metaphorical. Born with a cleft lip her family can't afford to fix, she's learned that it's easier to disappear than to be seen. While her twin brother thrives and her classmates whisper, Christina retreats into her art, her dark humor, and the safety of solitude.
But some shadows notice what others overlook.
When fear begins to seep into the cracks of her carefully constructed walls, Christina finds herself caught between the world she's stopped believing in and a darkness that believes in her. Pitch Black, the Nightmare King, has spent six years rebuilding his power in the shadows—and something about the girl who hides her face while exposing her fears in sketch after sketch draws his attention in ways he doesn't yet understand.
In a slow-burning tale of two souls who know what it means to be unseen, Christina will discover that the scariest monsters aren't always the ones under the bed—and that sometimes, being truly seen is more terrifying than any nightmare.