withinthesea
Centuries ago, four families bound their magic into bloodlines - the Sons of Ipswich. Their power passed only to sons... until Fiona Ashford was born. Her birth split prophecy: the fifth line, the impossible witch, the Anomaly. Each generation feared her arrival - not because she would end the bloodlines, but because she might evolve them.
A descendant of a fallen bloodline arrives, unbeknownst and unexpectedly to them all. He's charming, cunning, and fascinated by Fi - not just for her power, but because she's proof of magic's untamed potential. He becomes obsessed with corrupting her, using illusion and emotional manipulation to turn her against the boys and herself.