Lyra Ashbourne survives by staying unnoticed, taking dangerous jobs, and trusting no one. In Noctara, where supernatural districts are ruled by creatures powerful enough to destroy her, that is the closest thing to safety a lone witch can have. Then a deadly assignment puts her in the path of Cassian, the Demon Lord whose name is synonymous with power, violence, and a catastrophe no one has forgotten. When suspicion falls on Lyra and a binding pact ties her fate to his, escape stops being an option. Cassian wants answers about the fierce red-haired witch whose past seems to vanish before adulthood. Lyra wants freedom from the arrogant demon who can kill almost anything in his way. Neither expects the attraction that sparks whenever they clash, or the unsettling way their magic responds when they touch. As enemies close in and Lyra’s hidden history draws dangerous attention, their bargain becomes far more personal than either intended. Cassian is fighting a darkness inside himself that he refuses to explain, while Lyra guards secrets she has survived by never sharing. Trusting him could get her killed. Wanting him could be worse. But when blood, fire, and old supernatural grudges begin closing around them, the witch and the Demon Lord may need each other to survive. The problem is simple: every answer Lyra uncovers makes her wonder whether their meeting was ever an accident at all.
Lyra Ashbourne survives by staying unnoticed, taking dangerous jobs, and trusting no one. In Noctara, where supernatural districts are ruled by creatures powerful enough to destroy her, that is the closest thing to safety a lone witch can have. Then a deadly assignment puts her in the path of Cas...