At Aelinthos, nothing is simple. Not the dragons. Not the bonds. Not the feelings. Lira Vexley came to the Academy to train. But what she carries inside her... cannot be taught. When an ancient power begins to awaken and a voice from the past reaches her through a flame that never dies, Lira is forced to face the truth: She is not just a rider. She is the Flame. And the closer she gets to the truth about her mother, the more dangerous everything becomes. Because some will do anything to stop her. And others- will burn with her. "She wasn't meant to burn. She was meant to ignite." -Kael Draven-

Magic is inherited. Power is taken. Truth is buried. At a prestigious magical academy that quietly decides who is allowed to rule the unseen world, survival is the first test, and consent is signed in blood. Kalen Veyne arrives already marked as a risk. His magic refuses to behave. Wards falter around him. Other mages feel weaker in his presence. The tattoos etched into his skin react to power that was never meant to be his. He believes he's hunting the bloodline responsible for his family's murder. The academy encourages that. But something doesn't add up. Magic leaves behind more than bodies. It leaves echoes, fragments that don't belong to him, memories that shouldn't exist. The deeper he digs, the more the truth resists being found. Watched by faculty, feared by his peers, and drawn toward a woman who seems unaffected by everything else, Kalen is forced to confront a question with no clean answer. Some monsters are manufactured. Others born out of fear. And Kalen, well, he was never meant to remember.

Sebastian chose this kingdom because it looked quiet. That was his first mistake. He planned to pass through unnoticed. Earn a little coin, avoid trouble, and leave before anyone decided he was useful. Instead, he keeps meeting the same people who wind up getting him into more trouble than he bargained for. And that's only the start. Minor inconveniences have an irritating habit of growing teeth. Plans unravel. Coin disappears. Tempers shorten. Strangers begin treating them like a group, despite no one agreeing to the arrangement, least of all him. He isn't looking to be responsible. He isn't trying to lead. He just keeps being present when things go wrong. A grounded dark fantasy with dry, chaotic humour, this is a story about bad plans, worse timing, and solutions that only work if no one asks too many questions. It turns out the hardest part of wanting a quiet life isn't avoiding trouble. It's avoiding the people who keep dragging you into it.

Annalise has always been told one thing. Submit to the higher power. War has broken out between man and beast. A war that Annalise has managed to stay out of for most of her life. That is until she comes across an intimidating stranger. Not a man, but a beast. and not just any beast. The King. Now taken against her wishes, Annalise must do everything in her power to survive the darkness of the palace and the lustful gaze of the king without a heart. Even if it means she must submit.