Empire of Ashen Realms

For centuries, the Five Realms-Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Faes, and Mortals-have upheld a fragile peace, bound by a sacred Treaty. To maintain this balance, a prestigious academy was established, bringing together heirs and prodigies from each realm under one roof.

Everett never belonged.

Raised in the human world, she's spent her life feeling like an outsider, haunted by dreams that feel more like memories and burdened by a family that never quite understood her. But when a violent incident shatters the last shred of normalcy in her life, she is forced to abandon everything she knows and step into a world she never asked to be part of.

At the College of Myths, she is thrust into a reality where magic isn't just a story-it's power, politics, and survival. Among her new peers are Drystan, the cunning Fae prince; Alaric, the fierce werewolf warrior; Ieraci and Ficht, the enigmatic Twin Bloodsuckers; and Genevieve, the spellcaster with secrets of her own. Each of them has their own reasons for wanting Everett on their side-or out of their way.

Meanwhile, the gods and goddesses are waging war, seeking dominion over the Mortal Realm. Their conflict threatens to unravel the Treaty and drag all five realms into chaos.

But the biggest war she'll have to fight? Her own heart.

Drystan is the last person she should trust-arrogant, infuriating, and entirely too dangerous. Yet, despite every warning, she can't seem to stay away. Ieraci, on the other hand, is steady, unwavering-the one who won't let her slip through his fingers, even when everything falls apart.

With war looming, betrayals unraveling, and truths she's not ready to face, Everett must decide where she stands, who she fights for, and who she's willing to love-even if it means losing everything.

Because the fate of the Five Realms doesn't rest in the hands of gods or kings. It belongs to those who never wanted to carry its weight.