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The Shadow That Never Left

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Vitani saxena is an 18 year old, with everything she could ever ask for. Things are just perfect, until she starts studying at Kyros Auctoria. Life gets very interesting as she learns to deal with the students there and their lifestyles. Just as she thinks she could get used to things, she meets Austin, the handsome, too good to be true, grade A student who takes her breath away. Just perfect! Or is he? 
Things just start getting creepy and dangerous after a few months, and when she slowly learns the history and the truth of the school, she  just can't help but get involved with the main reason behind this whole mess, which might just change her life forever. 
Heads up! This book has nothing to do with vampires :pAll Rights Reserved

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BOOK 1: Marked by Flame ( Currently Editing)

*BOOK ONE** Set in a continent called Irevalen, where the skies are ruled by dragon-shifters - immortal beings who can take human form, but never fully shed their beast. Centuries ago, a Blood Treaty was made between dragons and the last surviving human kingdom. To maintain balance and peace, a dragon from the royal bloodline must bond with a human every 500 years - not just a marriage, but a soul-binding, deep magic deal that ensures dragons don't destroy the mortal realm with their fire and fury. The catch? The human bride is always chosen by fate. No one picks. No one can refuse. Or so they say. --- 🔥 The Male Lead: Kaelith Vyron, the current heir to the SKYCOURT throne - feared warrior, emotionless strategist, and cold-blooded dragon prince. Has rejected the idea of love his whole life. Is terrified of what the soul-bond might do to him (dragons who bond can be consumed by obsession). Is pissed that fate tied him to a weak, mortal girl. Thinks she'll break. Plans to scare her off. But she doesn't. And it wrecks him. --- 🕊️ The Female Lead: Liora Vane, 22-year-old healer's apprentice from the far southern coast. Orphaned young. Grew up with books, herbs, and freedom. Hates the idea of fate deciding who she marries. Thinks dragons are cruel, inhuman monsters. When she's taken from her village and presented to Kaelith, she fights back - hard. Swears she'll never belong to him. But then... she sees pieces of his humanity. And it terrifies her more than the fire ever did.