Ruth Miranda

FIfteen years after the suicide of two of his friends, Ezra King returns to the prestigious University of St. Cyr, this time as a teacher. Following on the footsteps of his former mentor Darren Whitford, he reopens the elitist study group specialising in Chaos Alchemy, guiding his students in the pursuit of results that will make life easier for all the Nonpareil. When those connected to the prior group, of which Ezra was a part of, start showing up dead, his own demons resurface, and the ghosts lying dormant in St. Cyr threaten to rise from their graves...

This book contains mention of violence, eugenics, rape, and explicit sex scenes.
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Alchemy of Chaos

	Alec waves, the smile on his lips as bright as the headlights from the cars slowly streaming along the traffic jam. Ezra reaches a hand to grab Cassandra's elbow as they cross the road, a casual, innocent gesture. Filled with intimacy and warmth, in the way she relinquishes herself to his guidance, in the way they briefly lock eyes, in the way they move through the cars together, as if one. The smile freezes on Alec's jaws, a painful rictus that no longer bears joy at the sight of the two people he cares for most in the world.


Chapter 38