One night. One stranger. One mark she never asked for.Alexa Bernett wakes up with no memory of what happened, and a centuries-old vampire king now bound to her soul. She didn't choose this. He didn't mean to. But the bond is done, and it's already painted a target on her back.Something is waking up inside her. Something ancient enemies want dead before she understands what she is.Alexa has one choice left: run from the darkness hunting her, or become the thing it fears most.

Kali loved dark romance novels—the darker, the better. But when she finds a strange book in her favorite bookstore, one no one else can see, her ordinary life shatters the moment she touches it.She wakes inside Devil’s Plot, a world ruled by divine laws, holy knights, and gods who decide the fate of every living soul. There is only one problem: every person in this world bears a divine seal given at age five… except her.Seal-less, hunted, and branded an anomaly, Kali becomes the target of the powerful Octogram—eight divine enforcers worshipped as gods. Her only ally is a mysterious voice in her head, a sharp-tongued guide named Devi, who offers her one chance at survival: find the Ninth Seal.But secrets run deeper than prophecy, and Devi is hiding far more than his name.As Kali is drawn into a dangerous game of gods, demons, betrayal, and forbidden desire, she begins to realize one terrifying truth.She was never supposed to exist.And someone has been waiting for her.

In a world where creativity and self-expression are suffocated by societal expectations, Hunter Davis, a brooding and introverted artist, finds solace in his online persona, HD. Behind his mask, he offers guidance and advice to those seeking refuge from the chaos of their own lives. Ocean Malory, a brilliant and beautiful professor, is trapped in a life that isn't hers. Forced to accelerate her education, she missed out on the carefree days of youth. Her discovery of HD's online presence awakens a new side of her personality, and she finds herself drawn to the enigmatic artist. As Hunter and Ocean's paths converge, they must navigate the complexities of their own identities and the secrets they keep. But when Ocean's life takes a dark and unexpected turn, they are thrust into a world of ancient evil, where the lines between reality and myth blur. Will they find a way to overcome their inner demons and the monsters that lurk in the shadows, or will they succumb to the darkness that threatens to consume them?