Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter: Volume 21

Allen’s students have forced him to accept them as his equals and abandon his reckless plan. But Lydia’s time is still running out, and the tutor and his pupils soon head east together, determined to end at its source the curse eating her alive. The power behind the church is already a force to be reckoned with, however, and if the false Saint reaches the final altar, the ancient black gates will make her unstoppable. Allen races to find the altar first while untangling the mysteries of her past—and his own.

Meanwhile, Stella remains in the capital, praying for her “magician’s” safe return and pouring all her strength into Lydia’s treatment. Her mastery of healing magic has grown to rival that of the kingdom’s finest, yet her struggle against the ever-growing curse threatens to turn as deadly as any battle. As long-buried secrets come to light, the threads of history converge on a looming catastrophe.