Lady Sabina Briar is bored to tears. And she’s about to do something highly illegal about it.
As the heiress to one of the oldest, wealthiest bloodlines in the realm, Sabina has everything a witch could want: limitless mana, a private suite in the highest tower of Umbrall Academy, and a profound, suffocating ennui.
The academy’s professors are pedantic. The curriculum is sterile. And the magic they teach is nothing more than rigid parlor tricks. Sabina is dying for a challenge, for something visceral, messy, and real.
When she uses her family’s high-clearance signet ring to bypass the wards of the Restricted Section, she isn't looking for trouble. She’s just looking for a quiet place to nap. But when a heavy, scale-bound grimoire literally throws itself at her head, Sabina’s scholarly curiosity is piqued.
The Codex of the Abyssal Veil teaches the forbidden, highly explicit art of summoning Abyssal Familiars, entities of pure, malleable aether designed to feed on and fulfill the summoner’s deepest, darkest physical desires.
Thinking it’s just a dusty relic of archaic smut, Sabina decides to test the theory in the privacy of her lavish study. But the monsters she pulls from the Nether-Deep aren't just theoretical. They are massive, glossy, and entirely devoted to worshipping every inch of her body until she shatters.
Now, Sabina has a delicious, dangerous secret.
And her familiars are always hungry for another practical exam.
Tropes
As the heiress to one of the oldest, wealthiest bloodlines in the realm, Sabina has everything a witch could want: limitless mana, a private suite in the highest tower of Umbrall Academy, and a profound, suffocating ennui.
The academy’s professors are pedantic. The curriculum is sterile. And the magic they teach is nothing more than rigid parlor tricks. Sabina is dying for a challenge, for something visceral, messy, and real.
When she uses her family’s high-clearance signet ring to bypass the wards of the Restricted Section, she isn't looking for trouble. She’s just looking for a quiet place to nap. But when a heavy, scale-bound grimoire literally throws itself at her head, Sabina’s scholarly curiosity is piqued.
The Codex of the Abyssal Veil teaches the forbidden, highly explicit art of summoning Abyssal Familiars, entities of pure, malleable aether designed to feed on and fulfill the summoner’s deepest, darkest physical desires.
Thinking it’s just a dusty relic of archaic smut, Sabina decides to test the theory in the privacy of her lavish study. But the monsters she pulls from the Nether-Deep aren't just theoretical. They are massive, glossy, and entirely devoted to worshipping every inch of her body until she shatters.
Now, Sabina has a delicious, dangerous secret.
And her familiars are always hungry for another practical exam.
Tropes
- Monster Romance (Non-humanoid / Eldritch Tentacle Entity)
Dark Academia / Magic School Setting
Bratty / Haughty FMC
Devoted Monster / Monster Worship
Overstimulation & Sensory Overload
Used availability for Gracey Hall's Summoning for Snobs