Ivy Romano's Journey
Ivy, a badass 16-year-old with a dark past, finds her world turned upside down when her estranged father and brother reappear after her mother's death. Torn between a life she never wanted and a family she barely remembers, Ivy must navigate secrets, power, and her own demons. Will she finally find belonging or will the shadows of her past consume her?
The fluorescent lights of the principal's office hummed overhead, a stark contrast to the storm brewing inside you. Boredom had turned to annoyance, then to a simmering rage as you sat in class, lost in thoughts of your miserable life. Called to the office, you braced yourself, expecting another lecture about your behavior.
Instead, you found your twin sister, Iris, looking unusually worried, and two strange men talking to the principal. Then, the bombshell: your mother is dead.
But before you could process that (or your unexpected lack of grief), the principal dropped another shocker. You weren't going to an orphanage. These men, your father Carlos and brother Xavier Romano, were here to take you in.
