Lauren Daniels was never meant to survive. At seventeen, she transfers to a new school, hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she draws the attention of two popular classmates whose charm masks something far darker. What begins as quiet manipulation slowly turns dangerous - and one chilling night, everything changes. Survival is not the end of the story. Haunted by the echo of trauma and a fear of the dark that follows her into the light… Hours of Darkness is a psychological thriller about betrayal, resilience, and the long shadows that cruelty can cast. Dark, emotional, and impossible to forget, this is the first book in the Hours Trilogy.