HIATUS: End of Book 1 - Author’s Note & Book 2 Updates
Hello, hello.
After 100k+ words of magic, monsters, and emotional meltdowns, Defensive Magic is going on a short hiatus.
Why? Because it’s time to sharpen the blade.
The core story isn’t changing—Zeph is still an emotionally stunted, reluctant werewolf, Aries is still a too-annoying, too-sincere prince, and yes, they’re still falling in love at a gothic university full of magical disasters. But the world around them is getting an upgrade: new names, new maps, cleaner prose, tighter pacing, and stronger emotional payoff. Think: same heart, (much) more polish.
While I revise, I’ll also be laying the groundwork for Book 2 - The Brightest Grave, so when Defensive Magic returns, it’ll be with a clearer path forward—for Zeph, Aries, and all the chaos to come. In the meantime, here’s a taste of what’s to come:
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They’re not supposed to fall for each other. One of them is cursed to kill the other.