A Requiem for Fallen Stars

by Hazel S. Wilkes · 2025

Lyra Izacalli has learned to hide her trauma beneath her skin, refusing to let grief give anyone power over her. When a risky blood‑wager with a capricious king offers a chance at freedom, she is thrust into the brutal entrance exams of an elite academy where only nobles thrive. Amid a world that rejects her, a forgotten journal, a band of dangerous wielders, and a mentor who might unravel her, Lyra must fight not for love but to win her own destiny. As the walls she built begin to crack, the truth she uncovers threatens to reshape the realm, proving that a girl who refuses to lose will not break—she erupts.