Fated to a shifter alpha heir. In blood debt to a vampire prince. And in the sights of a high fae. Darkveil Academy is a dangerous place for the powerless. Because deals aren't made to be broken…but humans are.

Cali's first year at Darkveil wasn't without its challenges. But with her fated mate Cole by her side, she's ready to tackle her second year…until a revelation about her nature leaves her reeling.

Worse, as word gets out, the fresh target it paints on her back threatens to shatter her hard-won alliances.

Friend-turned-foe Thaden seems determined to make Cali's life miserable despite the growing sexual tension between them, and a new lesson on her schedule only makes things worse. Furious at Cole's refusal to break the mate bond with Cali, his father is acting more and more recklessly, with dangerous consequences for them all. And every student in the academy has one eye on the outsider. There's no place at Darkveil for weakness.

Tormented by an infatuated high fae and rejected by a bitter vampire prince, it's only her shifter fated mate that stops Cali's life at Darkveil from being bleaker than ever. He's ready to burn the world for her, but if she can't learn to run with monsters, then she'll become their prey.

Can Cali rise above the humiliation, torment, and danger and come to terms with her true nature, or will it destroy her?

If you like steamy paranormal romances, enemies becoming lovers, and irresistible sexual tension, you'll love Mortal Blood, the second urban fantasy romance novel in the why choose Darkveil Academy series.