The Curse King's Peripeteia

After six hundred and ten years of imprisonment in an amulet by a band of priest (a gaggle of chanting virgins, really) in the 15th century, Baalal-ancient King of Deamona, terror of nations, He Who Walks Between-is finally free. His grand plan? Reclaim his dark throne.

There's just one tiny problem: he's bound himself to Ophelia Morren, an anxious college senior with zero magical ability, a $15 Spirit Halloween staff, and an unshakeable D&D commitment she refuses to reschedule. Even for the apocalypse. (Hey, everybody makes mistakes...)

Now Baalal must navigate the fresh hell of mortal existence: accounting lectures that make dormancy look appealing, a student ID that's somehow more binding than ancient curses, and the horrifying revelation that this generation has turned everything he represents into a tabletop game. They roll dice about entities like him. For fun.

But when real supernatural threats start circling, Ophelia's going to need more than a B-plus in Statistics to survive. And Baalal's going to need more than centuries of dark power to survive her.

The King of Curses has faced down armies, toppled kingdoms, and conquered death itself. But can he survive freshman meal plans, group projects, and one very determined college student who won't let him brood in peace? Will Ophie find a boyfriend and get laid before this infernal bond with the dark king and the threats that come with it leads her to a tragically early "pine box parade"? (Cuz nobody wants to die a virgin, I mean, c'mon...)