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Midnight at the greenhouse

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Some secrets are too dangerous to bloom in the light. Elara Vance, a brilliant botanist in the heart of Nairobi, thinks she’s alone in the university’s restricted Shadow Wing—until she catches a dark-eyed stranger reciting forbidden poetry to a plant that hasn't bloomed in a century. Caspian Thorne isn't a thief; he’s a man hunting a bloodline legacy hidden within the "Black Silk Orisons"—a collection of poems that are actually ciphers for a forgotten history. As the humid, violet-lit nights draw them together, Elara and Caspian trigger a botanical ritual that marks their skin and binds their fates. But they aren't the only ones watching the garden. With a ruthless dean closing in and an ancient conspiracy beginning to unfurl, Elara must decide if she’s willing to burn her world down to protect a man who tastes of smoke and secrets. In this sanctuary of thorns, the truth is a beautiful ruin—and the price of the bloom is blood.
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