When pasts collide with the present, and secrets refuse to stay buried, love becomes the most dangerous risk of all.
Serena St. Michael has a future etched in stone. Born into a powerful bloodline, she has spent the last two years training at the Royal Protector Academy, preparing for a destiny she never chose and cannot escape.
Tristan Gallagher has a past he can't outrun.
Haunted by secrets and bound by duty, his current assignment is simple. Protect what must never be exposed. Guard the truth at all costs. But when one chance encounter brings Serena into his orbit, everything he's sworn to protect begins to unravel.
Together, they are forbidden.
Together, they are inevitable.
As Serena is forced to choose between the life she was born into and the one she wants, Tristan will break every rule to keep her safe, even if it means losing her forever. Because in their world of shadows and power, one love is enough to ignite an ancient war.
Vernal is a dark paranormal romance filled with forbidden love, dangerous secrets, and high-stakes sacrifice. It is the first novel in The Royal Protector Academy Series and can be read as a standalone trilogy or following The Revelation Series.