A Soul for a Secret

Elara has spent her life hiding a family secret that could burn her village to the ground. But when a ritual goes devastatingly wrong, she accidentally summons Kaelen, a high-ranking commander of the Infernal Legions. He doesn't want her blood, and he doesn't want her worship—he wants the one thing Elara cannot give: The truth. Kaelen is bound by an ancient law to serve the one who calls him, but as a demon of the High Court, his "service" is a double-edged sword. He offers Elara a lethal bargain: he will protect her from the enemies hunting her family, but for every secret he keeps for her, a piece of her soul belongs to him. As the tether between them tightens, the line between protector and predator begins to blur. Elara finds herself drawn to the cold, lethal grace of a creature she was taught to fear, while Kaelen discovers that some human secrets are powerful enough to bring even a demon to his knees. In a world where Heaven and Hell have forbidden their kind from even speaking, Elara and Kaelen must decide what is more dangerous: the enemies at the door, or the forbidden fire burning between them.