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While on patrol beyond the school grounds, Saul discovers the battered, unconscious body of a young woman left for dead in the wilderness. Refusing to abandon her, Saul and another Specialist bring her back to Alfea in secret, hiding her in his quarters where Ben Harvey treats her injuries and stabilizes her condition. When she finally wakes, fear and confusion rule her every breath. Saul becomes her anchor, calmly assuring her that she is safe, that she is not alone, and that he will not let harm come to her again.
She tells him her name is Issa, a powerful but guarded mind fairy with no ties to Alfea. As days turn into weeks, Issa recovers under Saul's watchful eye. What begins as wary coexistence slowly transforms into friendship, built on late-night conversations, shared silences, and a mutual understanding of what it means to carry guilt, loss, and responsibility. Against his better judgment, Saul finds himself falling for her, and Issa-who has spent her life running-begins to believe she has finally found a place to belong.
But Issa's past is not content to stay buried. Dark forces that once hunted her draw closer to Alfea, threatening to expose secrets that could endanger the school and everyone within it. As her old enemies resurface and Issa's true power is revealed, Saul is forced to confront the limits of his protection, his loyalty to Alfea, and the cost of loving someone forged in danger.
This is a story of found safety, slow-burning love, and the brutal truth that some pasts don't stay behind-especially in a world where magic remembers everything.