In the city of Ashgrave, where skyscrapers loom over cobblestones and the air tastes of smoke and secrets, neutrality is a fragile illusion. Elara Keene, a self-taught witch, keeps her sanctuary alive in the form of a hidden bar: The Hound's Tooth, a place where vampires, wolves, witches, and mortals sit side by side-so long as no one draws blood. At her side stands Malachi Ward, the demon bartender bound to her by contract, whose sharp tongue and sharper smile conceal truths no one dares ask about. But in Ashgrave, whispers travel faster than light, and fate lingers like a match ready to strike. The bar is more than a refuge-it is a fulcrum where power balances, where bonds unravel, and where shadows grow teeth. When darkness slips out of Lantern Walk and begins to coil closer, Elara and Malachi must face the one rule of Ashgrave everyone pretends not to believe in... ...Fate always finds you.
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