Book 2 of the Arclight Academy series. The Academy was supposed to be safe. They were wrong. After the attack that nearly destroyed everything they knew, Serenya Vale and the other surviving riders find refuge at Draxen Manor-but safety was never meant to last. As they prepare to return to the Academy, Serenya struggles to master the power of her bond while Kairen Draxen pushes her harder than ever. Their connection has become something neither of them can ignore, but secrets buried within the Draxen family may change everything they thought they knew about bonds, dragons, and magic. When Serenya discovers an old journal belonging to Kairen's grandmother, she begins uncovering theories that were never meant to be forgotten. And somewhere in those pages may lie the answers they need. Because the attack was only the beginning. And whatever is coming next won't give them a choice. Some bonds are forged by magic. Others are forged by darkness.

"The weak don't survive here." At Arclight Academy, your worth is measured by the creature you bond with. For Serenya Vale, a scholarship student born with a chronic, progressive illness, surviving the brutal training seems impossible. She expects to fail. She expects to die. What she doesn't expect is Kairen Draxen. Lethal, silent, and wrapped in living darkness, Kairen is the only rider in centuries to bond with a shadow dragon. To survive his bond, he had to stop feeling entirely, turning himself into a cold, unyielding void. No one can break his control. Until Serenya walks through the iron gates. Suddenly, Kairen's shadows are acting on their own-escaping his command to pool at Serenya's feet and ease her pain. As the lethal academy trials begin, the two are forced into an impossible proximity. Bound by a cosmic soul connection that demands his darkness surrender to her light, Kairen is terrified of losing control, and Serenya is just trying to stay alive. Featuring: > 🖤 Hurt/Comfort & Underdog Heroine 🖤 Grumpy x Sunshine (Dark Romantasy edition) 🖤 "Touch her and you die" energy 🖤 Forced Proximity & Fated Soulbonds

"Barefoot, she fled to a world severed from me. I let her vanish. I let her hide. I let her chase the illusions of freedom, for I know that when her feet tire, when she collapses to her knees, I will always be there to cradle the bruises on her ankles . . . and bind them the same." • • • • • He once held her like a sacred secret, until she learned the curse was him all along. And when his demons drenched her in red, there was nothing left to do but let the consequences storm. In a fractured world reeking of sin and blood, there are no winners- only ruin. A prophecy waits to wake in the hands of the girl who shapes an Arcane's obsession. But little does he know: she has memorized the spine and gravity of what makes his marrow breathe. And if he dares to cage her now, she will twist the chains of their fate until they cut into his own flesh. The only problem? The bastard will endure it with a smile. If not, then carve himself a little deeper just to be closer to her heart.

"Take her away from me and see if the world survives what comes after" • • • • • Power breeds monsters. And Ivan Arcane has become one. Eighteen years old amateur spy Winter Seven should have run when she had the chance. But the deeper she strayed into Ivan Arcane's world of ruthless empires and forbidden desire, the more she realized, there is no escape from him. Not from the man who sees her as both salvation and sin. He's brilliant, merciless, and utterly obsessed. Every glance, every breath she takes feeds his hunger. He'll burn his sanity to the ground just to keep her safe... or ruin her if she tries to leave. And in Ivan Arcane's world, she's the only sin he'll never repent for. • 4-Year Age Gap • Dual POV • Morally Grey Billionaire x sunshine Spy Reviews: Book so good made me question my past life and past choices of books -thesaphireeyez I am blown away. WTF just happend? -meladeeee I think i seriously need to go for a check up. Why does my heart race so fast reading every fucking chapter? -amara_sullivan IVAN FUCKING ARCANE I love you so much baby -googleydodley So hot for what? -kookieshopes

"Every step you take away from me only drives you closer to the brink of my madness. You belong to me, Winter. Any alternative reality or illusion you hope for- I will destroy them until your very existence is entwined with mine." -𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 Eighteen-year-old Winter has always been a quiet shadow, a shy spy avoiding the perils of the spotlight. But when she's tasked with stalking five powerful Heirs, her carefully crafted invisibility shatters. Her mission is clear: erase their scandals, track their every move, and never draw attention. Yet, when she crosses paths with Ivan Arcane-the ruthless heir to one of the world's most powerful empires-everything changes. At first, Ivan saw her as dull and dependent, an insignificant watcher in the crowd. A beautiful doll to be kept locked and safe somewhere- an innocence belonging nowhere near him or his world. But when she makes one fatal mistake, he uncovers the sharp, wild mind she's concealed beneath fragile masks of pink and purples. Now, Ivan is obsessed, determined to dismantle her defenses and claim her as his own. And In a world where power rules, Winter is no longer the Hunter in the game -she's Ivan's fixation, a prey to a predator and he'll stop at nothing to change the very narrative of the fairy tale so the villain gets the girl in the end. REVIEWS This book is so consuming. My heart is unsteady since i read this chapter. I read it trice and i am stil recovering -neilavni_love I am blown away. WTF just happend? -meladeeee I think i seriously need to go for a check up. Why does my heart race so fast reading every fucking chapter? -amara_sullivan IVAN FUCKING ARCANE I love you so much baby -googleydodley So hot for what? -kookieshopes •CHECK LIST OF TRIGGER WARNINGS INSIDE• •4 YEAR AGE GAP• •DUAL POV•

"𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝." ― 𝙀𝙘𝙠𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙏𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚 ⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽༓☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅ 𝖨𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺 Blake 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗋𝖾𝖾, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖺 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝖺𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋. 𝖧𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋, 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗌𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇 𝗎𝗉𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗇. 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝖾𝗋. 𝖭𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍, 𝗇𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝗈𝗐, 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗆 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽. ⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽༓☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅ 𖧶 🅝🅔🅦 🅜🅞🅞🅝 𖧶 🅢🅐🅜 🅤🅛🅔🅨 🅧 🅞🅒 𖧶𝑰 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒆, 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒄, 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆!!

BEAUTIFUL MESS " have you always been this bitter? have you always been this cold? or have i just been gone too long getting bought and sold? " in which a hotheaded retired marine scout sniper and an immature probationary firefighter scratch and claw in a desperate attempt to hate each other. " going out of my mind these days, like I'm walking around in a haze. i can't think straight, i can't concentrate " 9-1-1, Seasons 1 - 3 Evan Buckley x OC Slow Burn Published 6.21.22, Finished 2.28.2023 editing currently

❝𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬, 𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬, 𝐨𝐡, 𝐧𝐨 𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧❞ In which Riven Therrow reunites with his past love, Finnick Odair, during the Quarter Quell. Finnick Odair x Male OC PRE! The Hunger Games - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Started: 5/7/25

"They took her. He will burn the world to get her back." Lythariel, once a shadow-weaver of Mirkwood and the heart of Legolas' soul, has been stolen from him-snatched away by Kael, the vengeful son of her long-dead half-brother. Now, locked in a fortress of nightmares, she endures torment meant to break not just her body, but the very hope that Legolas will come. Yet Legolas Greenleaf does not yield. With Aragorn's blade, Gimli's axe, Thranduil's cold wrath, and the cunning of their allies, he races against time through lands of treachery and blood. But Kael's cruelty is a ticking clock, and every moment Lythariel suffers is a wound in Legolas' spirit. Will they reach her in time? Or will the one he loves be reduced to a whisper in the dark-a corpse left as a message? Love is worth all risks. But some scars... never fade.

A century has passed since Lytharial vanished into the night, leaving behind the life she once knew. Now, she navigates the perilous streets of Minas Tirith, entangled in dangerous dealings and dark magic that threaten to consume her very soul. In Lothlórien, Legolas is preparing for a wedding that will alter the course of his life forever. Betrothed to Celeborn's daughter, he faces a future bound by duty. But fate intervenes, leading him on a journey that could reunite him with the one he thought he had lost forever. The Fellowship of the Ring, their heroic deeds now legends, are scattered across Middle-earth. Their names are fading from memory, but their bonds remain. Aragorn, Gimli, and the others continue to fight for a world that seems to be forgetting them. As old and new threats rise, the paths of Legolas and Lytharial converge once more. Will the dark powers that ensnare Lytharial be her undoing, or can she find redemption? Can Legolas's love guide her back to the light? And what of the Fellowship-will they reclaim their place in history, or be lost to the sands of time? In this epic tale of love, loss, and legacy, discover the untold stories that weave the past and present of Middle-earth into a tapestry of fate. **Echoes Through Eternity** will take you on a journey where hearts are tested, and heroes are forged. Will the echoes of the past shape the future, or will they be silenced forever?