The Jade Heart

One heart. Three realms. A power that could save the world—or bring it to its knees. Nineteen-year-old Lia Bennett has no idea that the fate of the world rests within her. Hidden from humanity for centuries, the Jade Heart is said to possess absolute power. Beings, witches, demons, beasts, and forces older than the firmaments themselves would kill to claim it. And according to an ancient prophecy, Lia is the only one who can wield it. But she has one year left before the power awakens. Sent from the heavens to protect her until her twentieth birthday is Renji, the weakest student of Atherion Academy—a young warrior burdened by his father’s disgraced legacy and desperate to prove that he is more than a failure. Yet his mission comes with a deadly condition: if he fails to protect Lia, Akan, one of Heaven’s most formidable warriors, has been ordered to kill him. As enemies close in and an ancient evil stirs, Lia is drawn into a realm of magic, danger, and secrets, where she encounters Lucian—the enigmatic vampire lord known as the Scholar Who Walks the Night. Lucian has his own reasons for pursuing her. Revenge burns in his heart, and Lia’s power may be the key to settling an old score. His plan is simple: win her trust, claim her power, and destroy those who wronged him. But feelings were never part of the bargain. With Heaven watching, darkness hunting, and betrayal lurking behind every promise, Lia must uncover the truth about the power within her before the world she knows is consumed by it. When her twentieth birthday arrives, the Jade Heart will awaken. And the fate of every realm will depend on what she chooses to do with it.

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