Blood Oath: Withered

"We can't... I'm not supposed to feel this way about you. It'll only complicate things further..."

I hesitate, pulling away, but he latches onto my arm, the intensity of his desire burning into me like a flame as he pulls me towards him.
His hand moves up the small of my back, reeling me into his warmth. His other hand slides down from my face to my neck, and he runs his thumb gently over my pulse point, feeling the way my heart is racing.

"And what if I told you I wanted you to feel things? What if I told you I wanted to make this complicated? To complicate things between us until we're tangled up in each other until we can't tell where one of us ends and the other begins?"


Scarlett Thorne is a withered fae trapped in a form that denies her magic. Transferred to Azyrath University, she uncovers unexpected powers that could change everything. But with newfound strength comes temptation, a forbidden entanglement with her Demon professor that could cost them both dearly.
A string of mysterious disappearances and deaths among the students unveils a malevolent force at play, and with her newfound abilities, she attracts the attention of the Eclipse, a notorious fae group linked to the royal family with a formidable secret.
With trouble stirring and malevolent forces brewing in the shadows, could her awakening pave the way for the second chance she's always dreamt of, or will it be the cause of her inevitable downfall?