Bound by Blood, Burned by HimUpdated at Oct 28, 2026, 02:56
Linnea Ashbourne never asked for Vesperwick University, a school for the elite where ancient myths aren’t taught. They’re lived. But with her father in the ground and her mother’s life hanging on her uncle’s money, she doesn’t get a choice. Then her uncle drops the news over a cup of tea, “Our family practices arranged marriages,” he said bluntly. “And you won’t be the exception. When the time comes, there will be a match for you.” “What?” I said, my voice sharp. “My father never mentioned anything about that.” “He didn’t want to upset you,” Leopold said with a shrug, like it was nothing. She has a cage, a ticking clock, and a rule: stay away from boys. But the Hollow Wood behind campus hides a wolf the size of a horse, and a stranger with bright green eyes who appears out of nowhere, warns her she shouldn’t walk alone, and vanishes into the shadows. Caspian is dangerous. He’s forbidden. And he looks at her like she’s the only thing in the world worth ruining himself for. Because the man her family has chosen is not the only monster at Vesperwick. And the one she’s falling for may be the only one who can save her, or destroy her.