A powerful healer hunted for her magic. A bruised servant with deadly secrets. And the demon lord who imprisons them both. 

Dasom is a powerful healer in a realm where healing magic carries a death sentence from the Undying Queen. Hidden among rebels, she has spent years in the shadows. But as her sister’s strange illness worsens, Dasom risks everything on a desperate search for a cure—only to be captured and dragged to the royal palace. 

Her new home is a gilded cage terrorized by the Fox Lord, a bloodthirsty demon who executes the queen’s darkest whims. To stay alive, Dasom must conceal her forbidden magic from his watchful eyes and the ruthless ways of the royal court. 

While she searches for a way back to her sister, Dasom finds unexpected solace in Nox, a fellow servant with a sad smile and constant injuries from the queen’s cruel attentions. As their stolen moments kindle into an undeniable flame, Dasom must navigate a deadly web of secrets—unaware that the man earning her trust has ties to the crown far deeper than she ever imagined. 

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Dasom's story continues. 

Essa's story. 

Ember Adrectar dreams of becoming a mastermaker and crafting the powerful books that allow her people to travel through time and across worlds. But no one wants the daughter of a killer as an apprentice, especially if she wields the very magic that broke her father’s mind. 

Desperate to earn a place among the makers, Ember sneaks into the restricted archives of the Library—a difficult task even if a handsome guard weren't shadowing her every move. Amid the dusty tomes and ancient relics, she searches for proof her father was framed. Instead, she finds a vast collection of books about worlds that no longer exist. 

And imprisoned among them, someone who supposedly died years ago. Someone who is very much alive. 

With those who silenced her father now hunting her, Ember turns to Lucien, the guard who has come to her aid more than once. But as their alliance develops into mutual desire, Ember must decide whether some truths are better left in the past—and how much of herself she can lose before she disappears completely. 

Hey, an unexpected breakup in the middle of the hell that is grad school sucks, but at least a hot demon king summoned you straight from your ex’s bathroom and into his royal chambers. A hot demon king who is really into you...until he goes missing. 

Looks like we’re going to hell to look for him. You in?