Crown of Thorne and Starlight

He was raised to believe love would destroy his throne. She was raised to believe she had no history at all. Neither of them was told the whole truth.

Wrenna Fyfield came to Nightgrove Institute for one reason: a scholarship, an esports ranking, and a chance to finally belong somewhere. What she didn't come for was Carvin Ashgrave - the school's coldest, most powerful Sentinel, guardian of a door no student is allowed near, and heir to a secret that could unravel everything she thought she knew about her own past.

Touch her, and he risks everything.

As Wrenna climbs the school's brutal ranking system, she's pulled deeper into forced proximity with the one person she's been warned to stay away from - and closer to a prophecy the old Court has spent generations trying to bury. Because Wrenna isn't just a scholarship transfer with a mysterious file. She's the key to a fate that could end an entire realm, or save it, depending on a choice neither she nor Carvin are ready to make.

As the Hollow Trials approach - and with them, the one night in a generation when the wall between worlds grows thin - old enemies close in, a devastating secret about Wrenna's past resurfaces, and Carvin must decide whether the throne he was born to protect is worth more than the girl he was never supposed to love.

A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers dark academia romance with high stakes, a forbidden bond, and a prophecy that refuses to stay buried.

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