Stephen John Paul

Some truths demand to be heard.

The Monster's Club thought they had won. They thought speaking their truth had set them free. They were wrong. When a new darkness descends on Brookside High, Julien, Zoe, and George must confront a terrifying reality: some monsters don't hide in silence—they hide in the spaces between words, in the truths we're too afraid to speak. As the line between victim and villain blurs, the friends must decide: Is breaking the silence worth the cost of what comes next?

Silence has teeth.

Julien hides his pain, and the Monster inside him grows stronger with every secret he keeps. At Brookside High, silence spreads—through families, through crowded halls, through the friends who try to reach him but can't break through. Zoe, sharp-eyed with her violet streak, and George, who jokes to cover fear, form The Monster's Club with Julien. But laughter and friendship can only shield them so long. The Monster feeds on what none of them will say aloud. And when violence erupts, the cost of silence will be more than any of them imagined. What happens when the words you never speak are the ones that can kill?