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i write dark, intricate romance where the stakes are high, the moral compasses are broken, and the corporate sabotage is just as lethal as the magic.
Note: This series is intended for mature readers (18+). It contains explicit content, dark themes, and morally complex characters.
Alderbridge University has lived in my head for nearly seventeen years. What started as a teenage obsession on a bulky, old-school PC—inspired by a love for magic—has evolved into something much darker and far more calculated.
I’ve traded standard classroom tropes for a world of high-stakes corporate occultism, shadowy boardrooms, and complex, morally gray characters who aren't afraid to play dirty. I’m thrilled to finally pull Alderbridge out of the archives and share this world—and the secrets hidden beneath its foundation—with you.
When I’m not mapping the Null Zone, I’m navigating the chaotic, beautiful reality of life as a fiancée and a mom to a three-year-old whirlwind little boy. I’m a lifelong reader who moved from devouring stories as a child to obsessively building my own. My writing desk is shared (and frequently invaded) by my two cats, who serve as the official—if entirely unhelpful—supervisors of the Alderbridge lore.
INTERNAL USE ONLY // INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY PROTOCOL 74
Campus blueprints for general orientation and restricted sector auditing have been declassified for active archive access. Cross-reference these schematics directly with the primary student and faculty dossiers released earlier this week or with the books themselves!
DOCUMENT 74-A: MAIN CAMPUS (SURFACE GROUNDS & QUAD)
Sector Overview: North Quad fountain, East Wing, and the South Wing Corridor.
Perimeter Note: Tracks the surface thoroughfares connecting the central academic halls to the Arts Building and the service gates.
Sector Overview: General Stacks, Archival Reading Rooms, and the Locked Gate descent.
Security Clearance: Level 5.
Restricted Note: Beyond the central iron divider sits the specialized research carrels and microform cabinets. The stairwell in the northern alcove provides direct, locked access down to Level B-2: Sub-Basement Periodicals & Regional Microfiche.
DOCUMENT 74-B: NULL ZONE (SUBTERRANEAN SECTOR)
Sector Overview: Multi-Purpose: Null Zone Training Sessions, Historical Archival Room, Campus Foundation Stone, and Logistics Holding.
Security Clearance: Level 5 / Restricted Access.
Off-Limits Advisory: This sector houses the sealed catacombs entrance and the restricted vaulted vaults. Unescorted personnel located within these perimeter corridors are subject to immediate institutional blacklisting and disciplinary transfer.
Use these schematics to track the physical transit lines and security blind spots across campus.
More classified case records will unseal as the series term advances.
Before you step past the locker bays, review the standing records for the names that pull the strings across campus. At Alderbridge University, power is never handed over. It is extracted, leveraged, and defended under penalty of immediate liquidation.
Swipe through the newly declassified personnel files below:
ARTHUR BLACKWOOD | Old-Guard Coven Co-Chief (Father of Dominic & Alistair Blackwood)
Dynasty: Blackwood (High-Legacy)
Clearance Level: 10 Master Oversight
Institutional Role: Supreme Signatory for all AU board motions.
Registry Flag: Exclusively committed to the 100-year survival of the Blackwood bloodline. To Arthur, human collateral and board policy are interchangeable resources.
DOMINIC BLACKWOOD | Sophomore Enforcer
Student ID: AU-82-DB-020
Major: Corporate Governance & Occult Law
Status: Legacy Heir
Registry Flag: Operates as the primary enforcer of legacy protocols, holding absolute control over the sub-tier student debt ledger. Unflinching, predatory, and calculated.
SLOANE STERLING | Freshman Initiate
Student ID: AU-84-SS-010
Major: Market Finance & Algorithmic Design
Status: Legacy Heir
Registry Flag: Flagged for excessive socialization with non-legacy peers. Operates with panther-like precision, reading institutional mechanics not as boundaries, but as weapons waiting to be seized.
MANDATORY REGISTRAR NOTICE:
No unauthorized electronics beyond the locker bay.
Report all resonance anomalies immediately.
Any failure to maintain academic standing results in immediate asset forfeiture.
Winston Sterling (Jordan’s uncle, Sloane’s father in Book 2, Coven financial gatekeeper, Owner & Partner of SVP)
The redacted lines hide the exact mechanics behind the 1989 incident. Once Book 3 (Cruel Correspondences) hits shelves, the official AU black tape comes off permanently.
Which family dynamic are you watching most closely heading into Book 3?
High-Legacy control meets survival-grade calculation.
In Vicious Legacies, Alderbridge University isn’t just an elite institution—it’s an economic slaughterhouse running on corporate-occult algorithms.
Dropping the official freshman intake files today:
♟️ Alistair Blackwood — Composed, lethal, and tracking the campus like a live chessboard. He doesn't make mistakes; he builds bypasses.
🔪 Jordan Colloway — The non-legacy anomaly. Under active surveillance by faculty security nodes, calculating every conversation like a hostile transaction.
Swipe through to pull their full psychological profiles and Jordan’s dual-record course schedule (because what’s listed on the registrar’s portal as "Applied Kinesiology" is actually 5:30 AM combat drills in the Null Zone).
The dynamic: Predatory chess matches, high-stakes institutional power plays, and two people trying desperately not to become collateral damage in each other’s survival strategies.
