Aya is the quiet girl with hidden beauty and a quiet heart—always behind her books and thick glasses, unnoticed in the corner of the campus library. She wasn't always this way. Moving in with her cousin Mika’s wealthy family turned her life upside down. It lit a fire in her to strive—to be more. Now, she’s second in the entire school, just behind Dylan.Dylan, the unreachable heir of a business empire, is everything Aya admires from a distance: smart, composed, tall, and handsome. But there's one wound that has never healed—he confessed to loving Mika in 8th grade. Though Mika rejected him, he never dated anyone else again. Aya never had the courage to admit that she’s loved him since the day she saw him step out of his car, shining like someone from a different world.Mika, unaware of Aya’s feelings, lives her glittering life with boyfriend Lance, twin to their best friend Lauren. Lauren and her boyfriend Max are also in this circle of friendship, as is Max’s younger sister—vocal in her crush on Dylan and openly trying to catch his attention.All are privileged, wealthy, and bright. All except Aya, who comes from humble beginnings—her family owns only a modest bakery and small grocery.As summer approaches, the group plans a getaway to a luxurious private resort owned by Lauren's family. Everyone is excited. But Aya, burdened by a strange dream the night before, makes a quiet detour to a nearby church to pray.There, a mysterious old woman gives her a silver locket filled with a glowing liquid. The warning is chilling:> "Do not go. If you enter, you may never return. You are the key. You are the sacrifice. But should danger come, open the locket. The liquid may save you—once."Despite the warning, Aya decides to go. This may be her last summer with all of them—her last chance to be close to Dylan. But at the resort, strange things begin to happen: the weather turns violently, shadows move unnaturally at night, and a dark secret of the land starts to emerge. One by one, the group begins to experience terrifying events—and Aya starts to realize the truth behind the old woman’s words.She wasn’t just warned.She was chosen.