The sweet venom

Helia had spent her life in the shadow of her elegant and charming best friend, Elysia. Guided by strangely vivid dreams, she eventually discovered that the friendship that had shaped so much of her life was not what she had believed it to be. Seeking clarity and a sense of purpose, she turns to the one thing that has always grounded her: science. As the empire faces a crisis with deadly creatures spreading an unknown venom, she's determined to prove her worth and break free from her past by throwing herself into finding a cure. With each discovery, she uncovers more than she ever expected, and the pieces of her world begin to shift.