Adan Byrd was forged into a weapon-an assassin bound in chains to the crown. She knows only silence, steel, and obedience. But beneath the scars lies a dangerous secret, one she will kill to protect. Lennox Hollow is a name whispered in fear. Branded a demon lord, cursed and reviled, he is forced into uneasy alliance with the king's deadliest blade. Enemies by design, bound together by a mission where failure is not an option, Adan and Lennox find themselves entangled in more than treachery and blood. Trust is dangerous. Desire is deadly. Yet in the shadows of war, a slow-burning love begins to spark-one that could either save them or doom them both. A war is rising. And the assassin and the demon may be the only ones who can set the world aflame. Content Warning: Torture, Submission, Sexual Content, Blood, Fighting, Broken Bones, Hysterectomy, Murder, Family Loss, Grief, Bombs, Protesting, Attempted Grape, Attempted Sexual Assault, Non-Con Knife Play, Self-Mutilation, Branding, Gladiator Fights ENDS IN HEA

Years before his birth, it was prophesised that his soul would never be whole, that his heart would never beat in rhythm to his other half. Micajah was born with a dark soul, a soul that was corrupt. A soul that was more wolf than human. A soul incomplete. Nothing but an imperfect creation that walks earth. He will never have a true mate. When his turn to rule the wolf kingdom arises, after the death of his mother, he is forced to choose a female that has already been rejected from her true mate. Alongside his rise to the throne, the wolf kingdom begins to tear itself apart. An uprising begins. No one wants a creature, hated by the Moon Goddess herself, to rule. Even if he is the only royal heir by blood. Even if it is what tradition dictates. A male more beast than man, can never yield humanity, let alone love. But humanity can be learnt, and love seizes all - even those with corrupt souls.