Red Verse
Zahara Monroe never believed in monsters. She was raised in group homes, bounced between foster families, and has the emotional scars to prove it. But on her 18th birthday, she’s....
Zahara Monroe never believed in monsters. She was raised in group homes, bounced between foster families, and has the emotional scars to prove it. But on her 18th birthday, she’s “chosen” by an elite supernatural academy known as Viremoor — a hidden school for legacy-blooded teens: witches, fae, shifters, and vampires. The only problem? Zahara isn’t legacy. Or so she thought. When an attack awakens something buried deep within her — a crimson spirit bound to an ancient Blood Queen — Zahara is cast into a world where her body is hers… but her power belongs to something darker. Something seductive. Something ancient. A cursed voice begins to whisper verses only she can hear — unlocking spells through emotion, hunger, and pain. Worse? The ruling vampire court believes she’s the chosen vessel for the queen’s return. They want her trained, tamed, and then sacrificed. Only one person defies that order: Kairo Duskvale, a half-fae assassin with a secret of his own. He’s cold, sharp, and untrusting — but fate binds him to Zahara. Together, they must decide what to do with the power she never asked for… Because every verse Zahara recites… brings the Blood Queen one step closer to waking up inside her.