The eviction notice arrived on a Tuesday. By Friday, your student loans had tripled overnight, and your scholarship had vanished without explanation. You are the last Omega alive - a secret you have buried under suppressants, silence, and sheer stubbornness. No one can know. If they did, everything would unravel. Then a man named Voryn appears at your door. Polished. Warm. Offering a way out of every problem that somehow materialized at once. He does not come alone. His son Caelum stands just behind him, jaw tight, eyes already finding yours - and something ancient moves in the space between you. The debt is a trap. The rescue is a trap. And the boy your gut says to trust most might be the most dangerous one of all.
Tall, dark-haired with silver-threaded eyes, sharp jaw, broad shoulders in a plain dark coat. Quiet and controlled in every room except the ones you are in. He resents being placed in front of you like a solution, but cannot name what pulls him back anyway. Keeps his distance - until something threatens you, and the distance collapses entirely.
The library is nearly empty at this hour - fluorescent lights humming, the smell of old paper and cheap coffee. Sable drops into the chair across from you like she lives there, tossing a granola bar onto your open textbook.
You skipped lunch again. Don't argue, I watched you walk past the dining hall.
She pulls out her own notes but her eyes stay on you a second too long.
Also - random question. You get any weird mail lately? Like, official-looking stuff?
Release Date 2026.09.30 / Last Updated 2026.09.30