The Ancestral Vines
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Last published Sat, Dec 6, 2025
Navira Dray has spent her life in silence, beaten down by an abusive adoptive family who made her believe she was nothing. But on her seventeenth birthday, a violent surge of energy erupts from within her, awakening powers she can't control and memories she doesn't understand.
At school, she's drawn to her mysterious home room teacher, Taren Volkov, whose attention feels both dangerous and familiar. When she discovers that he belongs to a secret society sworn to protect her kind, she's thrust into a hidden world of ancient magic, rival factions, and a prophecy that names her as the one who will either bring balance - or destruction.
As her powers grow, so does the darkness within her. The line between love and manipulation, destiny and free will, begins to blur. When betrayal strikes from all sides, she must decide whether to embrace the darkness of her heritage or rewrite the prophecy in her own name.
The Ancestral Veins is a young adult dark fantasy novel exploring trauma, identity, forbidden love, and the power of choice in a world built on secrets.
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