Covet
Grace must master her evolving powers while uncovering dark conspiracies threatening the magical academy and beyond. The stakes rise dramatically as politics and personal relationships fracture under pressure. Danger, magic, and hidden betrayals push everyone to breaking points.
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Grace is trapped. On the brink of an all-consuming war, she's caught between a crown she never wanted and forces determined to use or destroy her. She shares a surprising magical mating bond with Hudson, Jaxon's cold and dangerous brother, even though she's supposed to be with Jaxon, except Jaxon has gone impossibly distant. The Circle is splintered. She's facing a lifetime prison sentence with a deadly, unbreakable curse hanging over her. To break the bond or find a path forward, Grace learns she needs a crown of ultimate power, one lost to memory. The only creature who might know where it is, the last gargoyle, chained for a thousand years, needs to be freed. And only a giant living in a remote forest can break the chains.
The magic system hits a new level of complexity as Grace discovers more about what she is and what her abilities truly mean. The love triangle between Jaxon, Hudson, and Grace reaches a fever pitch, and unlike many series that drag this out, Wolff actually moves the emotional and romantic plot forward. The pacing shifts into a quest narrative, think Percy Jackson meets dark paranormal academy, that keeps things fresh. Side characters get meaningful development, and the world-building expands significantly beyond Katmere's walls.
Violence including combat/battle scenes, paranormal threats, emotional betrayal, suggestive content, curse/dark magic, imprisoned characters, death of secondary characters. No graphic sexual assault, but themes of entrapment and loss of agency.
Jaxon and Grace's relationship changes fundamentally, he pulls away, and Hudson steps in. The mating bond between Grace and Hudson is REAL and complicates everything. Grace discovers she's more powerful than she knew, but that power comes with costs. The quest to find the crown and free the ancient gargoyle succeeds, but opens a much larger conflict. Cyrus's plans are revealed to be far more ambitious than expected.
Essential for anyone invested in the Crave series; this is where the larger conflict accelerates. If you loved the paranormal school + romance blend of Fourth Wing or Cruel Prince, you know what you're signing up for. NOT for readers who need immediate resolution or who prefer linear romance; this book deepens the stakes and complicates relationships.
This is book 3 in the Crave series. Read Crave (book 1) and Cravings/Cruel (book 2) first, this book heavily references events from both prior installments and characters' emotional arcs depend on understanding their journey so far. Not standalone.
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