Ember Frost’s POV

Technically, Lyra was no longer the theatre club's president. The position had already been passed down to one of the younger members after her graduation.

Before she left the academy for good, though, the club asked her to come back one last time. Not as president, but as the director of their farewell performance.

To them, it was the perfect graduation gift. They wanted to give her one last standing ovation and, more importantly, let her take the stage as the person ...