Bound to the Ninth DemonUpdated at Dec 18, 2025, 01:43
She only wanted to survive. She never meant to belong to a demon.Twenty-four-year-old Aria Lennox has spent her whole life struggling—working double shifts, raising her younger brother, and hiding her pain from the aunt who loves her. One night, overwhelmed and exhausted, a sudden accident throws her into the arms of a stranger.A stranger who isn’t human.When Aria wakes in a luxurious, impossible mansion, she wanders into a glowing garden and touches a forbidden tree. In one heartbeat, a mark forms on her skin—half of the Ninth Star, burning on her wrist.Somewhere else in the mansion, the demon who saved her feels his matching mark flare—the Ninth Star etched on his neck.He’s furious. Not because she touched the tree… but because the tree has chosen her. Now, their destinies are bound. If she leaves him, his powers collapse. If he gets too close, her human life changes forever.He is cold, harsh, dangerous—yet protective in ways no one has ever been. She is stubborn, brave, and the first human who has ever defied him.But as feelings grow between them, Aria discovers a devastating truth: demons who fall in love with humans die within one year. And he never planned to tell her.Now she must decide if loving him is worth losing him… and whether their shared mark is a curse—or the only thing strong enough to break fate.