Steal the Starlight Contract

Ellis Noelle’s forbidden Collapse power starts crushing her own bones when the city’s cameras catch her mid-breakdown. Before she can run, the hero agency announces her punishment: she’s been chained to Wren Starr, the city’s flawless magical girl. On camera, they’re sworn enemies. Off camera, they’re forced to share an apartment, a life-linked power, and a contract that kills Ellis a little more every time she fights. Wren was supposed to expose the villain inside her—but every touch burns through their defenses, and the perfect hero may be hiding a rebellion of her own. When the agency orders Wren to choose between her spotless image and Ellis’s life, will she save the girl branded a villain—or let the Collapse take them both?