Sanctuary

I walked in a delivery girl with a mountain of debt. I walked out the property of Alistair Thorne.

Alistair Thorne is ancient, arrogant, and dangerous. He rules the Sanctuary—a fortress hidden in plain sight—like his personal kingdom. With a flick of his wrist, he erased my student loans. In exchange, he owns me.

I’m his newest "acquisition." A prisoner with potential.

There is a power burning under my skin that shouldn’t be there. It’s wild, destructive, and exactly what Thorne has been waiting for. He wants to turn me into a weapon to unlock a book that drives men mad: the Codex Viatorum.

Trapped in a world of brutal magical training and lethal politics, my only lifeline is Rowan. Assigned to be my handler, she’s the only crack in the Sanctuary’s perfect armor. She’s wild, defiant, and the only person who looks at me like I’m more than just a tool. The heat between us is reckless, but it’s the only thing keeping the cold at bay.

But Thorne’s enemies are closing in. A war is coming to the Sanctuary’s gates, and I’m the fuel they’re all fighting over.