The crimson citadel

Thrust into a brutal academy of dark magic, a proud and lonely young woman discovers a terrifying void within her. To survive the deadly curriculum and the schemes of a charming manipulator, she forms an uneasy alliance with the brooding, monstrous heir to a throne of shadows. Bound by a cruel destiny, they must decide whether to become pawns in an apocalyptic ritual or risk everything to shatter the system that seeks to consume them. A dark fantasy romance of defiance, forged in shadow and blood.