Dean, Ryan, Oz, Nick and Justin -- The Apex. Five of the most sought after shifter-familiars in the country. They're already an unconventional pack of their own. A lion, two wolves and two dragons; witches everywhere would have given their right arm to bond them. Held within the confines of the famed Adolphus Academy, where witches went to learn beast taming magic, their only hope of freedom was to challenge a witch strong enough to defeat their beasts. Trapped until they are bonded, their future and sanity may just rest in the hands of a newly arrived first year student. As the strongest witch they'd seen in generations, Melody had been bound by her Aunt Georgia in their once prestigious coven, forced to bond and break every shifter they could find. Along with them, she was subjected to cruelty and neglect. Confined in abject misery, enslaved by a madwoman, Melody was unable to even imagine an end to their torture. Yet fate and her aunt had other plans. At twenty-five, she was just coming into her majority, and Melody would be sent to Adolphus Academy, where she had to find and bond the members of The Apex. If she failed to do so, she would die. If she succeeded -- they did. How could Melody free these men, without enslaving them to another?**Warning, this is a dark reverse harem story with elements that may cause some readers distress, including but not limited to descriptions of physical abuse, neglect and death. Please consider carefully before purchasing. Not intended for readers under the age of 18.**