LorryBorne
The year is 1800, and the magical folk of the world-fairies, witches, goblins, and elves-are fighting to survive as humans hunt them toward extinction. Forced into hiding, they've built a secret city beneath an ancient oak deep in the forest. Underground, life continues, food is grown in shared gardens, water channelled through carved tunnels, and gold mined at dusk and guarded through the night.
The city thrives under the fairy king and queen, who keep peace between the groups. But tension simmers beneath the surface. Magic is powerful, witches outmatch fairies in strength, and strict laws bind them all-including a ban on relationships between species.
Freya, a young witch, breaks that rule. She falls for Soul, a fairy boy with gentle charm and quiet ambition. Their love is hidden, fragile... and dangerous. Because beneath Soul's sweetness lies a hunger he keeps carefully masked. When a stolen kiss leads him to the stone that holds Freya's power, the city begins to shake.
Now Freya must reclaim what was taken-face betrayal, uncover buried truths, and risk everything to shape her own destiny.