⊹ Book 2 of the Aldergrove Duology ⊹ {ONC 2023 Shortlister} Desperate to see his dead mate again, Sebastien makes a deal with the Devil. But the price he has to pay is much more complicated than simply handing over his soul. ⤠ ≻ ◈ ≺ ⤟ Graduating from Aldergrove Academy and heading to the New World was anyone's greatest dream. But what was the point in starting a new life if the person Sebastien fought so hard to be with wasn't around to start it with him? Struggling to accept the death of his mate, Sebastien seeks out one of the rulers of the New World and offers him his soul in exchange for his lover's resurrection. But any deal made with the Devil is never so simple, and there are several deadly strings attached. Sebastien faces his greatest challenge since going up against Aldergrove's elites, and this time, his brute strength simply won't be enough. ♠ Gay Male MC ♠ Haunted House & Paranormal Curse ♠ Race Against Time ♠ Word Count: 31,600 ─────────────────────────────────── ✵ NumenVerse year: 1177 2023 © Tate Csernis | | Exclusive to Wattpad and Inkitt

(FREE STORY with exclusive paid chapters | Soon editing!) ⊹ Book 1 of the Aldergrove Duology ⊹ With only six months to live, Clementine sets out to avenge his sister's murder, a quest that leads him to Aldergrove Academy, where a hundred students must fight to the death for a coveted chance to escape to the New World. *** Clementine is running out of time. With his body wasting away from a terminal illness, he has only one goal before he dies--track down the Ravenblood, the ones responsible for his sister's murder. His search leads him to Aldergrove Academy, where a hundred students must kill or be killed for a chance to escape to the New World. To survive, he realizes that he must form fragile alliances with other outcasts--Mathew, a quiet berserker; Mavis, a timid fae; and Elliot, his enigmatic roommate. But trust is dangerous in a school full of killers, and the deeper Clementine digs, the more he realizes that the Ravenblood aren't the only ones keeping secrets. And then there's him. A golden-eyed demon stalks Clementine through the halls, watching and taunting, his intentions unclear: does he want to kill Clementine, break him...or claim him? But as bodies pile up and horrors unravel, he has to wonder--what's more terrifying? The students desperate enough to kill, the monsters lurking in the dark, or the demon who refuses to leave his side? [5x featured] [1x featured on Wattpad homepage] ♠ BxB Slow Burn Romance ♠ Horror Murder Mystery/Conspiracy ♠ Kill Or Be Killed Survival Game ♠ Word Count: 137,600 ─────────────────────────────────── ✵ Numenverse year: 1176 2022 - 2025 © Tate Csernis | | Exclusive to Wattpad and Inkitt