Description

She swore she'd never return. The Devil had other plans.

In 1984 Romania, Ilena Firan has spent eight years running from the one place that destroyed her-Scholomance, the Devil's hidden school. Its graduates gain impossible power... and an oath that chains them forever.

Dragged back by a summons she can't refuse, Ilena expects scorn.

She doesn't expect him.

Her former lover-now the Devil's scarred, merciless Vânătorii-hunting oath-breakers across Europe. The boy she loved is gone, replaced by a weapon with storm-gray eyes and a hatred that cuts deeper than any blade.

When the Devil announces an ancient dragon is seeking a new rider, the school erupts into ambition, treachery, and blood-deep temptation. Power whispers. Old wounds burn. And every choice pulls Ilena closer to the darkness she once escaped.

But the Devil's lies run far deeper than anyone realizes-and time is running out for Ilena to decide whether she'll reclaim her past, seize forbidden power, or survive the Devil's design at all.

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Set against the paranoia of 1984 Cold War Romania, TRIBUTE blends Romanian folklore with second-chance romance and dark academia atmosphere.

Perfect for readers who loved:

→ The dragon bonds of Fourth Wing

→ The atmospheric tension of Babel

This standalone dark romantasy delivers second-chance romance intensity, forbidden magic, and a love story forged in desperation and reclaimed through truth.

Heat Level: *** (Spicy with emotional depth)

Genre: Dark Romantasy Adult Fantasy Romance