UC Wisteria

First love never felt so dangerous...Before UC Wisteria, before Tesni Solaris, there was Katie Jameson-the girl who thought she could save Branwen Atthill.In their small hometown, Branwen is already a storm on the ice: violent, magnetic, impossible to look away from. Katie convinces herself his obsession is proof of love, mistaking danger for devotion. Their romance ignites in a blur of stolen nights, rough edges, and whispered promises...until Branwen's possessiveness turns violent, and Katie realizes the epic love she dreamed of has become a story she might not survive.This novella is the prequel to Hellebore Fields. Dark, intoxicating, and unforgettable-this is where the obsession started... Trigger Warning & Tropes: Contemporary, Dark Romance, Hockey Romance, Manipulation, Dubious Consent, Possessive

He says I'm his light. But loving him feels like drowning in shadows.At UC Wisteria, I'm supposed to be chasing my future: books, scholarship, and a life I've fought tooth and nail to earn. But instead, I'm being chased by Branwen Atthill, the campus hockey star with sharp edges, hidden scars, and ice-blue eyes that track my every move like I belong to him. When his obsession transforms into something that looks like love, I fall headfirst into the dark fairytale I always craved-until I start losing myself in its twisted pages.Branwen is dangerous. Possessive. Beautiful in ways that make me forget to breathe. When the violence starts, I convince myself I can fix him. That if I love him hard enough, my light will chase away his darkness. But as secrets unravel and the campus grows more dangerous, I'm forced to confront the question I've been too terrified to ask: if I survive loving him, will I still recognize the girl I was before he consumed me?HE'S EVERYTHING I WAS WARNED ABOUT, AND THE ONLY BOY I'VE EVER WANTED TO BURN FOR. Trigger Warning & Tropes: Contemporary, Dark Romance, Erotic Thriller, Dark Academia, Hockey Romance, Stalker, Grumpy/Sunshine, Dubious Consent, Possessive, Tortured Past, Rags-to-Riches, Murder