by max2026
At Thornveil Academy, graduation is a gift. Survival is a miracle. Seraphine Verath didn’t come to the elite Fae War College to learn. She came to execute. With a vial of nightshade in her pocket and a blood-stained past, her mission is simple: infiltrate the trials, unearth the truth about her family’s massacre, and put a blade through the heart of the kingdom's most dangerous heir—Caelum Nightshade. Caelum is shadows made flesh—ruthless, weary, and far too observant. He’s survived three assassination attempts this year, and he expects violence from every direction. What he doesn't expect is the woman with steel-cold eyes who challenges him at every turn. As the deadly trials begin to claim the weak, the line between hunter and prey blurs. Caelum knows her secrets; Seraphine needs his shadows. In a court built on granite and lies, the greatest danger isn't the monsters lurking in the mist—it’s the forbidden spark between a killer and her target. The hand is on the hilt. The target is in sight. But in a game of silver and venom, the first cut is the deepest.
