Strangers (ON HOLD)
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Last published Tue, Apr 18, 2017
Ren Curran and Emi Griffin are both mages, born from the extremely powerful and prestigious Curran and Griffin families. Despite their families' similarities, they have never met. Ever. That changes in the year that they turn sixteen.
As expected of him, Ren is a powerful fire mage, just as his older brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather have been. Showing incredible control over his flames, he has been admired by his fellow mages since he developed his powers when he was fourteen. However, he lacks the modesty and manners that should go with his skill.
Emi is the weakest mage the Griffin family has seen in generations, lacking her family's signature earth magic and instead looking to the sky. She has known since she developed her magic, viewed as pathetic by her peers, that her parents would try to find some other use for her.
Neither of them expect their parents to drive them into an arranged marriage to someone who couldn't be more different. As they try to make sense of each other and keep their situation a secret from their friends, the two strangers find themselves drawn closer and closer together.
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