The Moonshade Institute

A shadow-wielding academy where survival is earned.
A masked headmaster who decides who lives.
A power that should never have awakened.

When Lyra is summoned to the Moonshade Institute, refusal isn’t an option, but a death sentence.

Hidden on a crescent-shaped island, the Institute trains the ones marked on Awakening Day. Not merely through lessons… but through trials designed to break them.

But as the challenges deepen and the lines between strategy and survival begin to blur, Lyra realises the greatest danger is not just the other students, or even the power hiding among them… It’s the growing, undeniable pull toward the one person she should never trust.

In a place where every move is watched and every thought can be stolen, falling for him may cost her far more than her life.

Because in an Institute that demands sacrifice to survive, some bonds are as dangerous as the power hunting them.

Perfect for readers who love dark academia, high-stakes trials, and slow-burn, dangerous romance where power is forbidden, secrets are deadly, and falling in love might be the biggest risk of all.