ZackDock
Nightspire Academy isn't a school for the gifted. It's a cage for the damned.
Hidden in the misty mountains, it is an elite boarding school for the heirs of the underworld-demons, vampires, and monsters that rule the shadows. Humans aren't supposed to know it exists. And they definitely aren't supposed to accidentally enroll.
But Nova did.
Surrounded by apex predators who look at her like a walking blood bag, Nova's survival rate is zero. That is, until she accidentally stumbles into the forbidden east wing and discovers Prince Asim.
Asim is the heir to the Shadow Realm. He is terrifyingly powerful, ruthlessly cold, and currently bound by an ancient, agonizing curse that keeps his darkest magic locked away. He needs rare, untainted human blood to break it.
Nova needs a bodyguard.
They strike a deadly Blood Pact: her blood for his protection. It was supposed to be a simple transaction. But demons are possessive creatures, and Asim is no exception. As Nova's blood awakens his power, something far more dangerous awakens in his cold, dead heart.
When a rival student tries to claim Nova, Asim doesn't just protect her. He tears the academy apart to prove a point: The human is his. And the Demon Prince doesn't share his toys.
Tropes: Dark Academia, Enemies to Lovers, Demon Romance, Touch Her and Die, Blood Pact, Forced Proximity.