The year is 1912, the Taisho Era has just set in. Japan has rapidly progressed from a rural society to a modern Western-style civilization built on rapid industrialization and rapid modernization.
However, in rural Japan, it wasn't the same. Mythological creatures simply called "demons" roam the area, and is said to prey on humans for its sustenance and continued existence throughout centuries.
How could a world so beautiful, so elegant, and so prestigious could be filled with malevolent entities that seek to harvest the beauty out of it, how could it be that this world has the capability to make such evil exist.
It is not all dim however, somehow even through the darkness, light still finds a way to overcome it. The Demon Slayer Corps have been fighting these demons for nearly a thousand years, with their efforts going unnoticed, and within it, there lies the finest swordsmen and swordswomen in history.
But within it, lies a potentially hidden love story, completely overwhelmed by the darkness that is yet to be uncovered.
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Down-on-her-luck Aubrey gets the job offer of a lifetime, with one catch: her ex-husband is her new boss.
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Aubrey Whitlock's life is turned upside down after her divorce, leaving her an unemployed, broke, and single 29-year-old. A chance meeting with her ex throws her for a loop again when he makes her an offer: come work with him as his assistant. Now a self-made billionaire, Bryce Roberts is just as infuriating-and good-looking-as he was the first time around.
Their marriage was disastrous, but their chemistry is stronger than ever.
Will they ever mend their relationship, or will it be nothing more than a heated game of seduction? And what will happen when Bryce discovers the secrets Aubrey has been keeping from him after all this time?