War is coming. En Ward survived his first months at Ascension Academy, forming powerful bonds with beautiful Marked women and discovering abilities that shouldn't exist. But his enemies haven't been idle. The Red-Eyed Queen has united the rival academies under her banner, and she wants En dead—or worse. When war is declared, En must do the impossible: infiltrate Selene Academy, the heart of enemy territory, and turn the Queen's own forces against her. But the mission brings him face-to-face with Raven Ashford—the Queen's deadly daughter, a woman forged into the perfect weapon through years of brutal conditioning. As En's bonds deepen with Alice, Cynthia, Iris, and the enigmatic Headmistress Eva, he'll discover that his purification abilities can do more than cure corruption—they can break