When a demon is summoned to collect the church's blood debt, he finds something far more valuable than payment: A girl the village calls cursed, untouched, and entirely his for the taking. But Elara is no helpless sacrifice. She’s a survivor learning that the monster in the dark might be her only salvation from the righteous evil that dwells in the light. As her captor becomes her lover and the truth about her past unravels, she discovers that freedom tastes like darkness, and love demands a price even a demon is willing to pay.