by Azraa Swile·Translated by Novel AI Studio
In the soot-choked empire of Solaria, magic is a death sentence, and Victoria is its most beautiful secret. By day, she acts the part of a fragile aristocrat; by night, she wields devastating, forbidden black magic alongside Shadow, her giant black eagle spirit animal. Her survival depends on keeping her dark arts hidden, but the sudden arrival of the Empire's ruthless High Inquisitor threatens to shatter her facade. Caught in a lethal game of cat-and-mouse, Victoria finds herself dangerously drawn to the very man sworn to execute her kind. As their forbidden attraction burns amidst political backstabbing, Victoria must navigate a web of courtly lies and ancient conspiracies. When an apocalyptic cult threatens to unleash an elder god, Victoria is forced to choose between her survival, her growing feelings for her greatest enemy, and the dark power that threatens to consume her soul entirely. Will she bloom in the darkness, or burn?
