The Alchemist's Cipher
sindo hane
A dark academia romance of secrets, sacrifice, and a formula that could end the world.
When Persis Thorne, a brilliant doctoral candidate at Blackwood University, discovers a hidden diary sealed within the archives of a long-forgotten alchemical society, she unlocks more than just history—she ignites a war.
The diary once belonged to Amarantha Blackwood, the enigmatic wife of a 19th-century alchemist whose final invention, the Prima Materia, could dissolve metal—and empires. Now, powerful forces on campus will stop at nothing to retrieve its secrets. The only person Persis can trust might be the last one she Calixtus Rivington, her academic rival and heir to the society that began it all.
As the two are drawn into a centuries-old conspiracy filled with coded manuscripts, underground rituals, and forbidden chemistry, their guarded alliance turns into something far more a love forged in shadow, tested by betrayal, and threatened by truth.
Can they decipher the final page before history repeats itself—on a global scale?
Perfect for fans of dark academia, enemies-to-lovers tension, and historical mystery with a romantic twist.
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