Darkly Devoted
In a world where girls turn 18 and risk being summoned to the glamorous, yet sinister, Manna City, Vivienne harbors a dark secret: her best friend, Allison, isn't living a high life there as everyone believes. Allison is dead. Armed with a cryptic locket and the chilling whispers of a 'Night Lady,' Vivienne finds herself unexpectedly summoned to Manna City herself, just days before her 18th birthday. Can she navigate the opulent Pearl Tower, uncover the truth about Allison's fate and the city's dark secrets, and survive a world where beauty and power mask a terrifying reality?
In the quiet town of Lewisville, eighteen is a pivotal age. It’s when a girl is considered ready for marriage, and, more ominously, when the Auguard can no longer summon her to the glittering, distant Manna City.
For Vivienne, her impending birthday is tinged with the grief of a secret she carries: her best friend, Allison, didn’t go to Manna City for a glamorous life, as everyone believes. Allison is dead.
Just days before her own eighteenth birthday, a mysterious encounter on a bus changes everything. An elderly woman, an Auguard, delivers a summons: Vivienne is to report to the Light Station tomorrow morning, to join the Order of Pearl Tower in Manna City.
