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RIVALS OF THE VEIL
Story Description
Some rivalries are written in blood. Ours was written in fate.
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Ash Vasquez has one goal: graduate from Arcanum Academy and never look back. As a scholarship kid from the wrong side of the magical divide, he's learned to keep his head down, trust no one, and never-ever-attract attention.
Then the Veil chooses him for the most dangerous assignment in a century.
His partner?
Dorian Blackwood. Arrogant. Beautiful. Wealthy. The golden boy of the most powerful magical family in existence. Also Ash's personal nemesis since day one of freshman year.
The assignment: infiltrate a Veil-corrupted estate, neutralize the threat, survive.
The catch: they're magically bound together until the mission ends. His pain is Dorian's pain. His emotions bleed into Dorian's dreams. And when they're forced to share close quarters with no one to rely on but each other, the line between hatred and something else starts to blur.
Dorian touches him once-just once-to heal a wound, and Ash's magic sings in a way it never has before.
Dorian looks at him like he's the only person in the world.
Dorian whispers, "I've always noticed you, Vasquez. I was just too afraid to admit why."
But the Blackwood family has secrets. The mission has layers no one prepared them for. And the Veil doesn't give second chances.
When Ash discovers the truth about why they were really chosen, he'll have to decide:
Trust the boy who was raised to be his enemy.
Or walk away and lose more than just his heart.
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Rivals of the Veil is a 40+ chapter MM paranormal fantasy romance featuring magical academies, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers slow burn, hurt/comfort, possessive pining, and a happily ever after worth fighting for.