Mari arrives in New York carrying grief, a new school uniform, and the hope that Windsor Prep might let her begin again. Instead, the city keeps answering her with things no ordinary student should be able to see. Death leaves echoes around her. Old tragedies feel unfinished. And Alaric Gaines, arrogant, magnetic, and connected to a world he refuses to explain all at once, seems to know exactly why Mari is changing. He becomes her guide to the Bloodwright legacy hidden beneath the city, where magic runs through family lines and Stonebound creatures hunt those who awaken too brightly. Their attraction is immediate enough to be dangerous, but trust is harder. Alaric's family carries secrets, Mari's power keeps expanding, and the strange bond between them reaches far beyond a school crush. When her closest friend is pulled into the danger and the mysteries surrounding Windsor begin to connect with the people teaching Mari how to survive, every relationship becomes suspect. The more she learns about Twinflames, prophecy, and the society guarding Bloodwright history, the less certain she is that being protected means being told the truth. Mari wants to believe Alaric is the one person she can hold on to, yet loving him may place her closest to the secrets capable of breaking her. The dead are not the only ones refusing to let go of the past, and before Mari can claim the power waiting in her blood, she must learn which version of that past is trying to use her.
Mari arrives in New York carrying grief, a new school uniform, and the hope that Windsor Prep might let her begin again. Instead, the city keeps answering her with things no ordinary student should be able to see. Death leaves echoes around her. Old tragedies feel unfinished. And Alaric Gaines, a...