Nascent Hunger: Part I - The Forging of Hunger (The Hunger Ascendant Saga) by Ember Quill

Her power awakens through the body—through touch, through hunger, through moments that should break her. To survive, she must endure what others would not… and become something far more dangerous. There are many kinds of hunger. Selene’s is not one she can ignore. She carries a rare and dangerous power—the ability to draw strength through the body itself. Through touch. Through connection. Through moments where control falters and something deeper takes hold. In the Ironwood, that power is no longer hidden. Tested by a brutal code that strips away illusion, Selene is forced into an ordeal where survival demands more than endurance. It demands adaptation. Control. And the willingness to face what she is becoming. Because her hunger is not weakness. It is the beginning of something far more dangerous. Read more