Teach Me to Fly

She came home to escape her demons.

He's never stopped feeding his.

A match made in...ruin?

ANGELIQUE

Trauma always leaves a mark, and mine is buried deep beneath scar tissue and muscle memory. I fled New York to escape the ballet world that broke me-and the man who ruined everything-swearing I'd never dance again.

But Imperium isn't New York. They're here to challenge the rules, starting with a darker, grittier Swan Lake retelling with an Odile who finds her own redemption.

I'm partnered with the boy I once knew...except Reign Harrington isn't a boy anymore. Now he's a man filled with quiet rage, and too many secrets.

And somehow, he sees straight through my façade.

As we dance a story too close to my own, I find myself coming undone all over again. Because healing isn't linear, and surviving might not be enough.

REIGN

I was raised to lead Imperium. To dance until my body breaks, and to carry a legacy I never asked for. I dance because it's expected but I play the piano because it's the only way I know how to breathe.

When I play, I see her. Always her. The girl who once kissed me like I was someone worth staying for. I've composed entire symphonies just to survive missing her.

And now she's back.

Angelique Sinclair-too fragile to touch, and too broken to stay.

Watching her dance feels like breathing for the first time in years, so I make it non-negotiable: I'll dance Swan Lake, but only if she lets me stay in the guesthouse with her.

Close enough to stop her from disappearing.

Close enough to teach her to fly.