Call of the Forest

Maliania 1 story

Summary

Twenty-year-old Malia Demarion has spent her life learning how to survive. Her father's temper. His fists. The fear of never knowing what might set him off next. She endured it all for one reason: to keep his attention away from her little sister. But when officers arrive to take Malia to Copprick, one of the kingdom's military training camps, protecting her sister is no longer in her hands. War is consuming the kingdom. The land is dying, ancient enemies have returned, and the magic of Old-the power that once protected their people-has long since vanished. Or so everyone believes. Malia expected the training. The blood. The possibility that she might never make it home. What she didn't expect was Caelum Whitlock. Arrogant, dangerous, and infuriatingly difficult to escape, Caelum is everything Malia doesn't need. But when their training takes a deadly turn and secrets buried for generations begin to surface, he becomes the last person she expected to find at her side. Because something is stirring in the forest. And somehow, it seems to be calling to her.