Witches' Thralls Book 1 (Preview Version)

Rooted in the devils’ plane, The Karnan Academy of Magical Arts was an old and elaborate campus...

The collective of ornate, spired buildings pierced the skyline in the heart of the Erduin Valley, its vine-laced towers of beige cobblestone rising over the surrounding forest’s canopy with swirling golden accents that glistened in the sun. The school’s reputation was as well-known as its visage, serving as Karna’s primary place of magical education and governance, and as such its sprawling dormitories housed students of all kinds, attracted by the promise of wielding arcane powers as their own. It of course had no shortage of the land’s native demons looking to hone and expand upon their innate spellcraft, but among them also walked, crawled and flew all manner of fae and animal kin, elves and orcs, and, in recent decades, the humans of Terra.

The entrance qualifications for the school were clearly defined and strictly enforced by the Council, and the majority of Terran applicants would find themselves swiftly rejected. It was believed that their homeworld was lacking in the kind of magical energy that infused itself into the beings of other worlds, leaving its human residents at a distinct disadvantage. For a Terran to make the cut at all, they needed to demonstrate an incredible sort of adaptability and aptitude, as most were declared too lacking in magical compatibility to be worth refining.

Only the most exceptional and determined Terrans were permitted to walk the school’s halls.

All the more confusing, then, was Lyselle Alwin.

Witches' Thralls is the story of a girl who flees to another world to escape her former life. Living among the demons and denizens of Karna, Lyselle Alwin fights to overcome her traumatic past as she seeks to find her magic, and herself in the process!

In this free preview of Ketirz's first novel, Lyselle finds herself unexpectedly partnered with one of the Academy's most promising students, the enigmatic Talia Rosenblum. Their assignment seems simple enough, but Talia's company proves the catalyst for Lyselle's own repressed feelings and desires making themselves loudly known! Can the reserved Terran keep herself in check? Should she even want to in the first place? Hang in there, Lyssie!

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