Twisting Blood
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Last published Sun, Jul 20, 2025
Azara is the royal healer's apprentice and she's very content keeping her head down - hiding her shaky breath and the shadows that dance at her fingers.
Prince Nikolaos doesn't believe in keeping his head down. He's being trained to step into the coveted position as Wrythia's Army Commander and he ensures that everyone knows it.
So when Wrythia's most-loved prince shows up to the infirmary with a mysterious burn, Azara is forced to heal him for fourteen days. It's hate at first sight.
But Wrythia has bigger problems than scorched skin. Someone is using forbidden blood magic to twist minds and unravel loyalties from within. Nik is determined to stop them. He just needs the help of the one girl who would rather hex him than hold his hand.
As suspicion brews and old magic stirs, the reluctant allies must uncover the traitor before the kingdom burns with them in it.
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