by A. Lya Sunshine
Series: The Ayla Paradox #1
Community rating: 4.5/5 from 2 ratings.
Medy: I’m a slave to destiny, starving for a drop of happiness, of hope, of love. My heart is torn between keeping the people I love safe from the monsters that don’t deserve to be called ‘family’, and indulging in a fantasy of my own doing. My dream has come true. They allowed me to pretend I’m a normal girl, sent to study at the Royal Academy where I can be with the man whom I believe is my fated. But I’m still tied to the monsters: my life is still being drained out of me to keep my siste
Genres: Fantasy
Tropes: Trafficking, Hidden Identity, Protective Heroes, Fated Mates, Academy Setting, Captor/Captive
400 pages
Published: 2026-02-11
Publisher: Self-Published/Indie