She is the void. He is the beast. Their bond is a death sentence.
Elara Thorne is a ghost at Duskhollow Academy. As a Null, her very existence leeches magic from the air, withering enchantments and repelling shifters. When the merciless Headmaster gives her an ultimatum, prove her worth or face permanent exile, she has nothing left to lose. Desperate, she steals a forbidden grimoire and attempts a summoning to anchor a familiar.
She gets a monster.
Cassian Voss was the most feared Alpha of the Northern Reach, until his own pack betrayed him and locked him beneath the Academy in his feral wolf form. Two years of solitary rage have stripped him of his humanity. He is all claws, snapping jaws, and a hunger for blood.
But Elara’s spell misfires. She doesn't summon him. She sunders his soul to hers.
Bound by an illegal, irreversible link, they are thrown into the Heartscourge Trials, three sentient puzzles that feed on their deepest fears and darkest desires. Their magic is volatile. Their bodies crave proximity they both despise. And their bickering is starting to burn far too hot.
But a sinister conspiracy lurks beneath the Academy floors. The Headmaster is harvesting bonded souls, and Elara and Cassian are his ultimate prize. To survive, the feral wolf must learn to trust the woman who chained him. And the hollow witch must embrace the terrifying power inside her.
The only way out is to hunt down the truth. But the deeper they fall, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between a hex... and a heartbeat.
Perfect for fans of dark, obsessive shifters, forced proximity, and enemies who burn for each other.