Tethered to the Night

At an elite magic academy where power and vice walk hand in hand, a vampire and a raven shifter strike a simple deal for no-strings indulgence. Strix is lethal and detached, Ember is fiercely independent, and behind closed doors, their physical arrangement is effortless, sharp, and addictive. Their carnal nights soon bleed into a raw, consuming connection they never bargained for, and someone in the campus shadows is keeping score. When blood-smeared photographs and gruesome trinkets start appearing in their wake and emotions bubble over unexpectedly, the creeping reality sets in. They are being watched, hunted, and methodically unraveled. With the threats growing increasingly intimate and violent, they must lean into the dangerous pull between them to catch a phantom stalker before their games turn fatal.