THE DEVIL IN HIM

Zane Rui has never been in control.

Not of his power.

Not of the rage that lives under his skin.

And definitely not of the thing everyone is too afraid to name.

When his outbursts become impossible to ignore, he's sent away to Blackthorn Academy-an elite institution built for the most dangerous supernatural bloodlines.

A place where power isn't just trained.

It's ranked, watched and controlled.

But Zane was never meant to be controlled.

At Blackthorn, strength means survival, and the hierarchy is ruled by a select few-the Elite Four-students powerful enough to break anyone who challenges them.

At the center of it all is Lucian Virelith.

The vampire prince no one dares to cross. Cold, untouchable, watching.

From the moment Zane steps into Blackthorn, something shifts.

Not fear, but recognition.

As tension builds and control begins to slip, Zane finds himself pulled into a world of power struggles, dangerous alliances, and emotions he doesn't understand-especially when it comes to Lucian.

Because what starts as attention quickly turns into something deeper.

Something neither of them expected.

Something neither of them can control.

And when the truth about Zane's power finally surfaces-

It won't just change him.

It will destroy everything BLACKTHORN ACADEMY was built to contain.