𝙃𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩. The new emperor of Kosui City, Asael, is flawless in skill-and impossible to handle. The perfect ruler and ruthless monster hunter. Cold. Sarcastic. Untouchable. No one dares challenge him... until Aeryx. The Academy's most gifted healer and enchantress is equally notorious for her sharp tongue and stubborn will. When the principal pairs them together, the city braces for chaos. When she's forced to serve under Asael, neither of them is prepared for the sparks. Their clashes are fire and steel, every glance a challenge, every word a dare. He's the perfect predator. She's the untamed flame. He wants obedience. She wants freedom. But in a city where monsters lurk in the shadows, the most dangerous battle might be the one where their hearts are on the line... and only one will win.

𝙇𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. Everyone has a shadow. But Maeve's doesn't just follow-it breathes. Bullied, unloved, and trapped between sanity and madness, Maeve lives in a world that's never been kind to her. The voices of mockery and hate never stopped, not from her classmates, teachers, or even her own family. Until one night, her reflection moved before she did. From her pain, something was born. A devil created from her despair, bound by her life energy, loyal only to her. In a reality where darkness can think and mirrors remember, Maeve must learn to control the creature that mirrors her soul. Because the more Malik learns to live, the more the world begins to fear the girl whose shadow smiles back.