The Lantern's Shadow

<p>Not all legends are kind. Some are hungry.</p><p></p><p>After a brutal term at Whitestone School of Magic Empath Saree fled to Moonwater Falls seeking solitude: a Solstice night to forget her heartbreak and the chaos she left behind. The last person she expected to find was Levi a charming Mind-Reader who never learned to leave well enough alone.</p><p></p><p>When he dares her to chase the town's most beloved legend-the Lantern Stag that grants wishes to the pure of heart-it should be harmless. A fairy tale. A distraction.</p><p></p><p>Until the forest goes silent.</p><p></p><p>Beyond the warmth of lantern-lit streets something waits in the snow. A creature beautiful and hollow. Shadows that hunger for life itself. And a light that burns cold and blue.</p><p></p><p>What they find in the frozen woods isn't salvation. It's a warning. The Mist has teeth and legends have consequences.</p><p></p><p>Now Saree and Levi must survive the longest night armed with only their gifts their wits and a connection neither of them expected. Because sometimes the most dangerous thing isn't what you're running from-it's what finds you in the dark. </p><p></p><p>And what follows them out of the forest will change everything. </p>