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Alchemy of Secrets: A dark academy paranormal reverse harem romance
Alchemy of Secrets
My soul literally exploded during a mugging attempt in Chicago, accidentally healing my attacker while nearly killing myself—and that was just my introduction to the supernatural world.
One moment I was a nineteen-year-old foster kid studying biochemistry, the next I was being recruited for Crimson Veil Academy, a hidden underground school where students with alchemical abilities learn to manipulate the fundamental forces of reality. What I discovered there changed everything I thought I knew about power, love, and what it means to belong somewhere.
The Academy wasn't the sanctuary I'd hoped for. Behind its impressive facade lurked systematic torture, student experimentation, and a centuries-old headmaster who fed on the suffering of those he was supposed to educate. Students didn't transfer to other schools—they disappeared into underground laboratories where their abilities were stolen and their humanity stripped away.
But I wasn't alone in this fight. Four remarkable men became my anchors in the a shadow-manipulating security chief wrestling with his corrupt past, a fire-wielding rebel who channeled destruction into protection, a brilliant professor who discovered that knowledge means nothing without action, and a healer whose compassion taught me that love could mend even the deepest wounds.
Together, we uncovered the Academy's darkest secrets and sparked a revolution that would either transform the institution or destroy us all. Armed with soul alchemy that could heal or kill with equal ease, I had to choose between becoming the weapon the Academy wanted me to be or remaining the person my heart demanded I stay. This is the story of how five broken people became a family, how corruption was transformed into compassion, and how I learned that the rarest alchemy isn't transmuting lead into gold—it's turning loneliness into love, and fear into hope.
Sometimes the most powerful magic is simply choosing to heal instead of harm, even when the entire world is burning around you.
My soul literally exploded during a mugging attempt in Chicago, accidentally healing my attacker while nearly killing myself—and that was just my introduction to the supernatural world.
One moment I was a nineteen-year-old foster kid studying biochemistry, the next I was being recruited for Crimson Veil Academy, a hidden underground school where students with alchemical abilities learn to manipulate the fundamental forces of reality. What I discovered there changed everything I thought I knew about power, love, and what it means to belong somewhere.
The Academy wasn't the sanctuary I'd hoped for. Behind its impressive facade lurked systematic torture, student experimentation, and a centuries-old headmaster who fed on the suffering of those he was supposed to educate. Students didn't transfer to other schools—they disappeared into underground laboratories where their abilities were stolen and their humanity stripped away.
But I wasn't alone in this fight. Four remarkable men became my anchors in the a shadow-manipulating security chief wrestling with his corrupt past, a fire-wielding rebel who channeled destruction into protection, a brilliant professor who discovered that knowledge means nothing without action, and a healer whose compassion taught me that love could mend even the deepest wounds.
Together, we uncovered the Academy's darkest secrets and sparked a revolution that would either transform the institution or destroy us all. Armed with soul alchemy that could heal or kill with equal ease, I had to choose between becoming the weapon the Academy wanted me to be or remaining the person my heart demanded I stay. This is the story of how five broken people became a family, how corruption was transformed into compassion, and how I learned that the rarest alchemy isn't transmuting lead into gold—it's turning loneliness into love, and fear into hope.
Sometimes the most powerful magic is simply choosing to heal instead of harm, even when the entire world is burning around you.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 2, 2025
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December 1, 2025
Me and my best friend wanted to read alchemy of secrets BY STEPHANIE GARBER and i thought THIS BOOK WAS ALCHEMY OF SECRETS BY STEPHANIE GARBER AND WASTED MY TIME btw this book was a waste of time and was disgusting susan should go to hell period
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