'Elemental powers, deadly trials, found family, political tension and the most chaotic ancient water dragon . . . I'm obsessed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Like Divergent, Harry Potter, Zodiac Academy and Maze Runner rolled into one. I literally cannot wait for the second book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book deserves to go as viral as Fourth Wing! I loved it. The characters, the plot... the yearning!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Welcome to Confluence Academy...

🔥 A delicious slow burn romance as dangerous as the magic? Check.

🔥 A final line readers are saying will haunt you for weeks? Double check.

🔥 An ending that will leave you desperate for book 2? Absolutely.

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Nineteen-year-old Nessa Thorne expects death when she volunteers for Empire's annual selection. Instead, she's left at the gates of Confluence Academy, where students harness elemental magic and bond powerful beasts.

Students are branded by affinity: water, air, earth, or fire. But Nessa's mark is different. A silver spiral - the mark of an unbound. It's a power so dangerous her kind were hunted to extinction centuries ago.

The castle walls are coated with the blood of students, some who failed to tether, some murdered by their new classmates. But Nessa knows she's being watched more closely than most. She's caught the attention of Raith Hollow: a powerful fire affinity hiding secrets that could topple kingdoms.

As enemies begin to circle the Academy like vultures, it becomes clear that something evil has already made its way inside - stalking the midnight corridors, hiding in plain sight.

Alliances are forged in blood, forbidden desires become impossible to ignore, and Nessa is left with no choice but to embrace her terrible potential. Death is no longer an option.

Because at Confluence Academy, students leave as weapons . . . or they don't leave at all.