All That Lies Beneath

At the heart of the continent stands the Academy, a place of magic, power, and carefully guarded neutrality. Nobles, heirs, and gifted students from every kingdom pass through its gates, all dressed in black robes and bound by rules no one dares to break.

Mara Vale was never meant to belong there.

An orphan with no title, no family, and no protection, Mara earns her place through talent alone. But inside the Academy, merit is never enough. The noble students see her as an intruder, the professors look the other way, and the most powerful heirs in the school rule the halls with a smile, a threat, or a whisper.

At their center stands Princess Seluna Vaeltharyn of the Moon Throne: flawless, untouchable, and feared by everyone. They say anyone who angers her disappears. They say the last girl who challenged her never left the Academy alive.

But it is not Seluna who unsettles Mara first.

It is the werewolf heir, arrogant, powerful, and raised to believe blood decides worth. He looks at Mara like she is beneath him, like she is an insult to the order he was born to defend. And yet he cannot seem to look away. Repulsion and fascination twist together every time they clash, pulling Mara closer to a world of heirs, secrets, and dangerous loyalties.

Beneath the beauty of the Academy, beneath the titles, the magic, and the polished lies, something darker is waiting to be uncovered.