Alistair

Blackwood Academy is a 1,000-year-old boarding school hidden behind towering black stone walls, gothic towers, candlelit halls, and endless dark corridors. Every student comes from an ancient family of powerful dark heirs. But Blackwood has secrets of its own. Monsters live within the walls: The Stye, Acondo, and the most feared of all, Broken Eye. They aren’t myths, and an attack can leave someone seriously hurt. Alistair Deléntì and Anastasia Seríntì are two of Blackwood’s most important students, heirs to two legendary families. Alistair is cold, arrogant, calculating, and nearly impossible to read. He shows almost no emotion and doesn’t care about anyone. He’s brilliant, elegant, intimidating, and carries his family’s legacy with pride. But Anastasia is his one exception. He would never let her suffer, even if he’d rather die than admit he cares. Anastasia is equally cold, intelligent, composed, and untouchable. She doesn’t care what anyone thinks, yet everyone treats her like a goddess because of the Seríntì name. She’s elegant, powerful, intimidating, and far more dangerous than people realize. They absolutely HATE each other. They’re constantly competing, arguing, and challenging one another while pretending the other doesn’t matter. Both are hiding enormous secrets about themselves and their families, secrets they would never tell anyone. At Blackwood, every shadow holds a secret, every hallway has a history, and monsters aren’t the only things worth fearing. 🖤