Dark Academy Fantasy Romance of Cursed Clans, Old Money Magic, and Dangerous Choices
Magic is tricky. Aristocracy is lethal. Love is a death sentence.
Leila Stormhart is an orphan. Doomsday took her family, her city, and her right to be ordinary. All she has left is her mother's Journal—locked, encrypted, and only power can open it. Real power.
Leila wants to enter the Academy of Magical Arts. But without a clan, a name, or a single coin, getting in is impossible. Her only chance is a Contract with one of the powerful. That means passing Trials, attracting attention, and making a deal.
She has no patrons. No connections. Only stubbornness, a runic compass, and a gift for charging artifacts—a basic skill no one cares about.
And then there’s the Heir of a noble clan, the one she never chose but had to survive with. His charm is dangerous. His care disarming. Loving him demands a price she may never be able to undo—her freedom of choice and her magic.
A dark academy fantasy about old money magic, binding contracts, and the first choice that could cost everything.
