The Name-Eating Sigil of the Magic Academy

Eli is hounded by bullies on campus and weighed down by old family debts, with Witch Hunters closing in on his trail. Along the way he grows close to three young men: Adrian, who loves him deeply but carries a blood curse and the infamy of a kinslayer, Kieran, who quietly guards him from blades, and Silas, who watches over him with gentle devotion. As the danger sharpens, each of them must weigh their own loyalties against the bonds that tie them to Eli.