I told you to stay away from her, Dante. She’s my sister. She’s off-limits.""Relax, Leo. You know me—I don’t do 'innocent.' She’s just a kid."That was the lie Dante Vane told my brother every night. And for years, I believed it.Dante is my brother’s best friend, the city’s most notorious playboy, and a dangerous "bad boy" with a reputation that should make me run the other way. He’s cold, he’s arrogant, and he treats me like a nuisance. To the world, I am Elena, the sheltered virgin sister who needs protection. To Dante, I am nothing more than a ghost in the hallway.But behind closed doors, the mask slips.I’ve seen the way his eyes linger on me when my brother isn't looking. I’ve felt the heat of his gaze when I wear a dress that’s "too short." He says he doesn't want me, but his possessive touch tells a different story. He’s a predator hiding in plain sight, and I am the only prey he’s ever truly wanted to keep.Now, I’m tired of being the "innocent sister." I’m ready to play with fire, even if it means burning my life to the ground.Dante thinks he can play me. He thinks he can keep his obsession a secret. But he’s about to find out that once you mark a girl like me, there’s no going back.Will Dante risk his brotherhood for a taste of the forbidden? Or will his hunger for the one girl he can’t have destroy them all?

The Kingdom of Aethelgard has fallen to the immortal Demon-King Lucas, a heartless conqueror who hides a lethal curse beneath his breathtaking human form. His demonic essence is so potent that no mortal woman has ever survived his touch. He uses the high-demoness Morrigan for mechanical release, never offering her a kiss or a shred of intimacy.When Lucas claims the "Sacred Princess" Elara as his war prize, he intends to break her pure spirit. But Elara’s innocence awakens a hunger in him that isn't just physical—it’s a staggering obsession. As Morrigan leads a campaign of brutal bullying against her, Elara must find a way to tame the heartless beast before his lethal touch consumes her. Can a virgin's light survive an immortal’s darkness?F