In Arcanis, love is a crime. The city is ruled by Nemesis, a ruthless military regime determined to strip its citizens of affection, attachment, and every emotion they deem a weakness. Those who show signs of love are hunted down by the Blue Squad, elite soldiers trained to identify the infected and send them to condemnation camps, where their memories and emotions are erased until nothing remains but a hollow vessel that can be controlled. Leila grew up believing love was a strength. Her parents taught her that love could survive anything. Until Nemesis takes them away. After losing the people who taught her what love meant, Leila learns to live without it. She keeps her heart guarded and follows the rules, determined never to give Nemesis another reason to take something from her. Until everything changes with one single mistake.

Twenty-year-old Aurora has spent her entire life sheltered from the world, protected by her family and watched by everyone who believes she is the Blessed Wolf, the rarest and most powerful of her kind. Growing up, she learned early that her power came with a price. There have been attempts on her life for as long as she can remember, and she knows there are people who would do anything to get their hands on what runs through her veins. Then, two months before her twenty-first birthday, everything changes. And Aurora's carefully protected life begins to unravel in ways she never could have imagined. ❤️ Cute romance + SO much yearning 🔥 Slow-burn attraction 🫠 He falls first ☀️ Flirty x sunshine 🛡️ Protective tension 💔 Angst ⛓️ Forced proximity 🚫 Forbidden attachment 🌙 Secrets, danger & fantasy politics