The Summon They Couldn't Unmake

A purge blade is already swinging when Selene Varka’s hand closes around Tess Wren’s throat. The royal battle-mage presses a deletion seal to Tess’s forehead—then coldly declares, “She’s mine to handle.” Tess was supposed to be a summoned hero. Instead, the System labeled her an illegal, unfinished error with thirty days until deletion. To survive, she must fake genius at the Royal Academy, exploit broken quests, and level up faster than the kingdom can erase her—while the ice-cold watcher assigned to expose her keeps getting dangerously close. Every spell she glitches earns power, every lie tightens Selene’s leash, and the bond burning on Tess’s hand may be more deadly than the purge squad hunting her. When the contract changes her status to VESSEL—DO NOT DELETE, will Tess trust the woman holding her life in her hands… or let the System harvest her core at zero?