"Her very bones might be stained with shadows and sleep, she might kill all she wants until she can no longer count, she might grow claws and scratch herself till she bleeds out her soul and her ghosts, but she will never be as dark as I am. Because everything terrible she has ever done I have already done twice. And it is always better to be a monster, rather than be a god." enemies to lovers | slowburn | academic rivalry | paranormal | dark fantasy | horror | grindelwald | dark academia | knights of walpurgis | occult secret societies violence | gore | abuse | death | toxic behaviour | drugs | alcohol | implied prostitution | torture "Mudblood" Isabella Vernet wasn't aware of the wizarding world, until a string of mysterious, brutal incidents over the summer brings her to the beguiling Hogwarts. But strange magic and deadly creatures are lurking beneath the school's bright, awe-inspiring exterior of the cruel, gorgeous Tom Riddle and his revered Slytherin men, who seem to have chosen her as their target for the year. Several wizards and witches are turning up dead, and some new students have eerily been appearing - pupils from years ago who had gone missing or been involved in horrific, gruesome accidents. And each of Tom Riddle's men are hiding something of their own - some more deadly than others. They all have something they want desperately. And Tom himself is playing a dangerous game to get what he needs - something that Bella may hold for him. When the year ends, some may not still be alive, and some may never recover from what they will lose and what they will become... As it turns out, some things don't stay dead forever.