May Archer is in the dark. Her mother sent her to Ambrose Boarding School to be safe. Safe from what, exactly, she doesn't know. Unravelling the secrets that her mother has kept from her, May soon learns that not all is what it seems. Especially the oracular Aurel Laurence. Aurel Laurence is tired. Her father is a sociopath hell-bent on ruining her life. Her high place in society is no consolation prize for being so far from the other students at Ambrose. Outcast and exhausted, she accepts a life of bland routine, until she meets May Archer. Charles is returning. A revenge-hungry vampire ready for round two with the Archer bloodline. Father against daughter, lover against lover, everyone is in danger. May tries to navigate her school life, her love life, and the many secrets about her family. Clique explores the themes of sexuality and family problems through a dark vampire tale.