**1ST PLACE FEATURED IN HORROR 8-31** Alzar's mind wasn't the only thing that was falling apart. ---- After an emotional outburst lands him in the principal's office, Alzar Lorne forced into a series of in-depth sessions with the school's new counselor, Miss 'Fancy' Hastur. However, with each meeting, Alzar's anxieties only seem to worsen, and he can't shake the feeling that something is off with Miss Fancy. He couldn't be more right.

Dante Averilla has known death, has known pain. But now, he intends to know vengeance. When a family torn apart by grief and magic, attempts the unspeakable. It results in a catastrophe that leaves behind two survivors, hell-bent on destroying each other. Through a series of unlikely partnerships, and even more unlikely escapes, retribution seeks to be wrought. A rebel. A thief. A murderer. The most desperate of allies become each other's only hope in a world of the arcane and the occult. For Dante Averilla will have his revenge. # 3 arcane out of 297 stories # 63 occult out of 2K stories # 29 orginal out of 829 stories

Raelynn Fei is a solider. She serves in an elite force meant to fight monsters and magic. But when a hidden rebellion comes to light, she finds herself battling more than just arcane threats, threats more human and more deadly then she could possibly imagine.

impossible heists, lawless youths, and centuries-old paintings that hold immeasurable power. ✧ cover art by Louise Delfin