Seraphina Grimblood was born with a curse—bloodlust. An insatiable hunger for combat that courses through her veins, a legacy of her noble family's violent heritage. Where others fear battle, she thrives in it. Where others hesitate to kill, she smiles. Sent to the prestigious Royal Academy—where noble heirs forge alliances, settle grudges, and prepare for power—Seraphina must learn to navigate a battlefield far more treacherous than any she's faced: high society. But the bloodlust doesn't sleep. And in a kingdom where the King is dying, succession hangs in the balance, and every smile hides a dagger, Seraphina's greatest challenge isn't surviving her enemies—it's controlling the monster within herself.