Anathema

Only the banished truly know what lies beyond the woods. In the village, people whisper about Witch Knell, a forest so feared it is called the Eating Woods, where those who enter are never seen again. Most would never dare approach its mist-shrouded paths, but Maevyth Bronwick is forced to defy that fear when tragedy drives her past the archway of bones and into a realm no mortal was meant to cross. Beyond the forest lies a dark, enchanting world, as dangerous as it is mesmerizing.

There she encounters Zevander Rydainn, the cursed lord of Eidolon, a ruthless and calculating assassin known as the Scorpion, tasked with keeping her hidden from the powerful magehood that seeks her death in fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. Though he would rather cast her aside than protect her, he cannot ignore the truth, Maevyth’s blood holds the power to break his curse and defeat the dormant evil lurking within Witch Knell. As fate binds them together, what begins as reluctant guardianship transforms into something far more dangerous, an obsession that threatens to unravel them both. In a world shaped by prophecy, power, and dark magic, their connection may be the very thing that saves everything, or destroys it entirely.