In Aelya humans and demons coexist, but they must not love each other, because from their love halfbloods are born. Nayla is a halfblood, she hides herself from demons and pretends to be a human. She is not only a halfblood, but also a servant, or rather, a slave. Yet, her difficult situation does not make her give up on life. She will not live in the shadows anymore after she meets a group of demons willing to help her.