The Harvester's Mark

Elara Vance thought Eldoria Academy was her golden ticket. A scholarship student from the impoverished Undercity, she believed the elite halls of magic would be her escape. But Eldoria hides a sinister truth: its opulent walls are built on stolen power, and promising students like Elara are merely batteries, destined to be harvested.

Enter Prefect Caelum Thorne: impossibly beautiful, notoriously cold, and the very instrument of her impending doom. He's the Harvester, bound by an ancient, monstrous lineage to drain Elara's magic and ensure the Academy's survival. Their connection begins with his veiled warnings and cutting disdain, then ignites into a searing, undeniable attraction as Caelum’s tormented eyes betray a depth of conflict she never expected. He pushes her limits, forcing her to confront the true nature of her power and the Academy’s grotesque secret.

But when Elara uncovers her name on the Harvester's list – with Caelum’s chillingly assigned beside it – their fragile trust shatters. The man she's falling for is sworn to destroy her. With her innocent sister's life now ensnared in the Academy's clutches, Elara refuses to be a sacrifice. She'll forge a dangerous, forbidden blood-pact with the very Harvester meant to kill her, unleashing a mutually assured destruction that could either save them both or consume an empire in its flames.

In a world where magic is stolen, duty is a death sentence, and love is the ultimate rebellion, can two enemies rewrite their fates and ignite a revolution that burns an empire to the ground?