First Bell Never Dies

Her cold dagger is pressed against my throat, her fierce breath burning against my skin just seconds before the shadows tear us apart—only for me to gasp awake at my morning desk, trapped in the exact same bloody day. Mara is the academy’s deadliest scholarship fighter and hates everything my corrupt noble family stands for, but she’s the only one sharp enough to realize we are dying on repeat. Forced into a lethal alliance where every violent reset sharpens my stolen magic and pulls her dangerously close, I am falling for the one girl sworn to destroy me—even as I discover the cursed ring on my finger is the key meant to sacrifice her at midnight. When the final bell tolls, will she plunge her blade through my chest to break the loop, or will she burn the world down with me to survive the night?