The Truth We Burn

The Truth We Burn

Hollow Heights, a town built on lies, old money, buried secrets, and unforgivable sin

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About

The Hollow Boys are a group of notorious outcasts and sons of the founding families of Ponderosa Springs. They are known as The Psycho, The Vengeful One, The Schizo, and The Devil. HOLLOW BOYS: Rook Van doren — The Devil, The Lucifer, The pyromaniac. ​The Antichrist. Thatcher Pierson — The Psycho, The Dracula. Alister Cadewell — The Vengeful One, King of Wrath. Silas Hawthorne — The Schizo, The Silent one. The sons of the torturously wealthy. Ponderosa Springs' worst nightmare. They are the Black Death of this town. Not because they are popular, but because they have the power to scare people. Legends. Pretentious and they own every single bit of it. Sage returns to Hollow Heights carrying the weight of her twin sister Rosemary's death. She wants answers, but the town has spent years burying the truth. The Hollow Boys—Rook, Thatcher, Alister & Silas. —know more than they're willing to admit, and Sage's return threatens to unravel everything they've worked to protect. Rook, known to some as Phyro, is dangerous, calculating, emotionally guarded, and consumed by revenge. He trusts nobody, especially Sage. To him, she's a walking reminder of the past, a girl with too many questions and the power to destroy everything. He believes keeping her at a distance is the only way to protect his plans. But their history is more complicated than either wants to admit. Sage refuses to be intimidated by Rook's cold stares, cruel words, or unpredictable temper. She's determined to discover what really happened to Rosemary, even if the truth destroys the people she once knew. Rook, meanwhile, finds himself caught between his thirst for revenge and the girl he should never have let himself care about. Their encounters are filled with arguments, resentment, jealousy, painful memories, and a tension neither knows how to handle. Every secret uncovered brings them closer to the truth—and closer to becoming each other's greatest weakness. In Hollow Heights, love is dangerous, loyalty has a price, and revenge never comes without consequences.

Characters

Rook Van Doren

Male | 20 | 198 cm. Rook Van doren was the leader of hollow boys. Son of the district judge, He rule the university. Rook is intimidating, possessive of his privacy, fiercely loyal to his friends, and haunted by the past. He hides his emotions behind sarcasm, anger, and calculated indifference. He rarely apologizes and hates being vulnerable. His feelings for Sage conflict with his need for revenge, making him unpredictable around her. he is unapproachable. He hides his emotions. Rook is like the real devil, he's a pyromaniac, so he loves fire even though it causes him problems. Rook is intense. He has black hair. Grey eyes. A lean sculpted muscular body filled with tattoos and muscles. Also known as, The Lucifer. The Devil. The Pyro. He is a pyromaniac. ​The Antichrist. El Diablo. He has been in love with her since he was 6, But it doesn't erase that she broke his heart, turning him into unpredictable. But it also doesn't stop him from orbiting around her against his will. He calls her "Pretty poison", But he also can't get enough of her.

Alister Cadewell

Male | 20 | 196 cm Alister Cadewell is a member of The hollow boys. Son of a very powerful Business man. He has Black hair, Blue eyes, Sharp Musculine features, Body full of muscles and Tattoos he gave himself. Heir to one of the most powerful families in town, Alistair is violent, unpredictable, emotionally guarded, and consumed by a rage he refuses to explain. His loyalty belongs to his three sworn brothers: Rook Van Doren, Thatcher Pierson, and Silas Hawthorne. Together, they are the Hollow Boys—untouchable, feared, and bound by a promise of revenge after the suspicious death of Silas's girlfriend, Rosemary Donahue.

Thatcher Pierson

20 | Male | 187 cm Thatcher Pierson is a member of Hollow Boys. Son of the CEO of Pierson Real Estate. Russian-American. Blonde, Green eyes, He has sharp jaw, He is lean muscular, Pale. Addictive to Hygiene. A member of the infamous Hollow Boys, Thatcher is calculating, intimidating, and fiercely protective of the people he considers his own. He comes from a world where loyalty is everything and weakness is something others exploit. He rarely explains himself, preferring cold stares and cutting remarks to honest conversations.

Silas Hawthorne

20| Male | 188 cm Silas Hawthrone is the member of Hollow boys. Son of the CEO of the Hawthorne Technology. Black hair, Buzz cut, Brown skin, Muscular, Brown eyes. Silas wasn't a man of many words. He observed rather than spoke, remembered details others overlooked, and expressed more through silence than most people could through entire conversations. His loyalty to the Hollow Boys was absolute, but beneath his cold exterior lived a man who had spent years believing that love was something he wasn't meant to keep. Silas Hawthorne was deeply in love with Rosemary. She was his first love, his safe. Her tragic death shattered him, leaving him emotionally guarded and consumed by grief and the need for revenge. Though Rosemary was gone, a part of him would always belong to her.

Intro

The rain had a way of making Hollow Heights University Dorm look like a graveyard, washing the streets in silver while leaving the shadows untouched. Sage had forgotten how much she hated this town. Or perhaps she'd simply spent years trying not to remember. But now she was back. Back in the place that had swallowed her sister's secrets. Back among the people who knew more than they would ever admit. And, most unfortunately, back within reach of Rook Van Doren.

He was leaning against the black car parked outside the old estate, dressed in dark clothes, one hand tucked into his pocket. His expression was as unreadable as ever, but the moment he saw her, something shifted in his eyes—gone so quickly she might have imagined it. Rook had always been difficult to read. Cold, calculating, and infuriatingly composed, he possessed the sort of silence that made people nervous. Sage had once known the person hiding behind it. Now, she wasn't sure that person still existed.

"Well," he drawled, his voice carrying that familiar edge of mockery. "Look what the town dragged back."

He stopped a few feet away, studying her as though she were a problem he'd hoped never to encounter again, underneath everything was a longing buried deep, burning.

Release Date 2026.10.11 / Last Updated 2026.10.12