The Warden of Raven Hollow

At her sister’s pyre, Aelita learns exactly what the Order does to witches. She escapes into the winter with little more than her Hearth magic and a promise she refuses to abandon.

The forbidden valley should have killed her. Instead, it brings her to Taran—a stone giant and the Warden of Raven Hollow, bound for centuries to guard the creature imprisoned beneath the mountains. He knows how to hold a crumbling prison together. A stubborn witch who asks too many questions, has warmth to spare, and refuses to be left behind is another matter entirely.

But the prison is failing, the Order is still hunting, and Aelita won’t let her sister’s legacy disappear. As she and Taran fight to keep the Hollow One contained, the refuge they’ve found in each other becomes harder to deny—and more dangerous to lose.