The Sinful Curriculum: The Scholar's Vicious Devotion (The Immortal Syllabus Book 3)

THE SINFUL CURRICULUM: THE SCHOLAR'S VICIOUS DEVOTION (The Immortal Syllabus Book 3) THE SINNER HAS BEEN CLAIMED. THE SCHOLAR HAS BEEN CROWNED. The third book in the Immortal Syllabus series. THE PRICE OF POWER IS ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION. Succubus Circe, the most ambitious Consort in the Underworld, finally thought she possessed the key to freedom. Instead, she finds herself locked in a Dominion Nexus with the Obsessive Mentor she can no longer resist: Incubus Lord Azreal Blackbourne. The Fated Claim is forged, anchoring the forbidden power of the Cursed Manuscript to Circe's soul, demanding her Vicious Devotion. She is stronger than ever, but every beat of her heart is now a measure of his ownership, turning their intense curriculum into a terrifying, intimate surrender. But the Infernal Treaty is barely sealed when the political fallout begins. The Scholars' Convocation is called. The twelve Immortal Lords of the Underworld see Blackbourne's new acquisition-and the sheer magnitude of the Manuscript's power-as a direct challenge to their rule. They are hungry for weakness, and they send their deadliest weapon to test the limits of Circe's newly earned submission. Meet Lord Lucian. Blackbourne's ruthless rival, the charismatic Lord of Esoteric Theory, arrives with a single goal: to shatter the Claim, seize the Manuscript, and prove Circe's devotion is merely a Conditional Yield that can be broken by the seductive promise of autonomy. To survive the coming trial-a brutal crucible of psychological and carnal warfare-Circe must endure the final, irreversible ritual: The Protocol of the Public Mark. A permanent, burning sigil must be etched into her core, declaring her allegiance to Blackbourne's Sovereignty and shielding her from Lucian's psychic invasion. But the Mark requires an ultimate sacrifice of blood and essence, sealing her mind and body forever to the one man who demands her total intellectual and sensual annihilation. If the Public Mark falters under the Rival's testing, Circe will lose everything she fought for-her power, her freedom, and her very soul. In the shadowy, political halls of the University of the Damned, possession is the only currency, and the price of true ascension is paid in agonizing surrender. Will Circe's Vicious Devotion burn bright enough to defy the Rival's Obsessive Decree? Or will the power struggle break the Dominion Nexus and plunge the Infernal Sovereignty into absolute chaos? Continue the darkly addictive journey in THE SINFUL CURRICULUM, where Dark Academia meets high-stakes, ruthless romance.

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