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A determined young woman arrives at the notoriously haunted Dracadia University—perched on an island of dark secrets and restless spirits—determined to uncover the cure for the illness that destroyed her mother. There, she finds herself utterly consumed by Devryck Bramwell, a brilliant and brooding pathologist who teaches by night and seems equally fascinated and repelled by her relentless pursuit of answers. Their stolen moments sizzle with forbidden tension, but as they grow closer, the island's sinister past begins to claw its way to the surface, threatening to expose secrets that could destroy them both. This is dark academia at its most intoxicating—atmospheric, dangerous, and absolutely unputdownable.
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