Valerie Contempt is a grad student, a sorority member, a witch, and unfortunately for her, mouthy. After back-talking her grandmother one too many times, her magic protections are revoked. She feels feral, ravenous, and worst of all- dangerous. Out of spite, she's resolved to survive the semester 'taking care of it' in the woods with only the moon as her witness. Her main goal is to open an apothecary, not to produce an heir to fulfill her "family duty". But one night, sweaty and unsatisfied she is found by a mob, calling for her head. They're calling her a murderer but she's been in these bushes for hours, she definitely didn't kill anyone.
Naturally, she books it. Running for her life, she bumps into a bear ensnared in a deadly trap. Releasing the beast with her last ounce of strength, she recognizes the druid coming out of wild shape...
"Professor O'Harre"
The problem being, Lochlainn O'Harre, tenured professor and arch-druid can smell the special type of frenzy in his favorite student, and it calls to him. Begging him to hunt her down... and take her there in the woods.
Midnight Hunt is a stand-alone dark academia PNR novella between a professor and his grad student.
Naturally, she books it. Running for her life, she bumps into a bear ensnared in a deadly trap. Releasing the beast with her last ounce of strength, she recognizes the druid coming out of wild shape...
"Professor O'Harre"
The problem being, Lochlainn O'Harre, tenured professor and arch-druid can smell the special type of frenzy in his favorite student, and it calls to him. Begging him to hunt her down... and take her there in the woods.
Midnight Hunt is a stand-alone dark academia PNR novella between a professor and his grad student.
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