Some stories begin with love. Theirs began with longing. Liam and Arianna had everything-until they couldn't have the one thing they wanted most. When a quiet, determined young woman named Amélie enters their lives as a surrogate, three worlds collide under one roof. What starts as an arrangement slowly becomes something more tangled, more fragile-and far more human than anyone expected.

Born into a world veiled in quiet despair, teenage outcast Izumi Eru is thrust into a dangerous supernatural underground when a mysterious brand alters his life forever. With newfound demonic powers awakening in his blood and a growing darkness threatening his sanity, the path to survival isn't clear-cut anymore. As trust fractures and the weight of trauma builds up, Izumi stands at a crossroads where the choice between saving the world and losing himself might just be the same thing.