Romallise
They say you know a tree by its fruit. But what happens when they're all rotten?
Mae had one goal-make it into med school and prove her father wrong. But after bombing the MCAT and dumping her narcissistic boyfriend, she jumps at the chance to join a prestigious lab working to end mental suffering.
What she didn't expect when moving to Ashcroft was the sweet, putrid smell of its men-except for her new friends Xion and Elijah-and the small issue of residents turning into shadowy monsters. She also didn't expect the top funder of her project to take a deeper interest-not just in her work, but in her demons.
Xion is a troubled forensic investigator who just wants to finish his master's thesis and catch the next train out of town. Until Mae crashes into him-literally-causing him to spiral into what he can only describe as spiritual psychosis. As if Elijah, his oh-so-helpful roommate, wasn't enough, now he's seeing lights around Mae's head-and waking up in dangerous places with no memory of how he got there.
Together, the trio begins unraveling a malevolent force-one rooted in the very institutions meant to protect them. As whispers spread and corruption tightens its grip, they'll have to decide: will they succumb to the darkness blooming inside them, or fight to become something more?
Because in Ashcroft, when your soul dies, your body doesn't always follow.