Shadowbound

"Everything you choose leads back to me." - Lorien Blackbourne

Alaia was forged in war.
A Legion mage with magic that doesn't behave and a past she doesn't speak of, she has survived her upbringing, conflicts, and Hell itself.

What she did not plan to survive was Lorien Blackbourne.

High Lord of the Shadow Lands. Guardian of the Veil. The only living soul who can see Death - and speak back. Ruthless. Controlled. Half-blooded and feared by the courts. He does not love gently. He does not lose what he claims.
And he has chosen her.

But Alaia carries something ancient in her blood - a backdoor the Inferno intends to use when the coming eclipse tears the world open. Lorien knows. She does not. To keep her alive, he will cage her. Lie to her. Make her hate him if he must.

Because when Hell calls her name, it will not be asking.

As the Veil weakens and ancient evil stirs, Alaia must decide what she is willing to become - weapon, sacrifice, or something far more dangerous.

And Lorien must decide whether guarding the world is worth losing the only thing that makes him feel mortal.

In a realm of shadow courts, infernal bargains, and love sharp enough to start wars, one truth remains:

Everything she chooses leads back to him.