Leona thought she knew the depth of her mother’s greed until she was sold like a pawn to the cruel and calculated Dante. But her world truly shatters when she is 'claimed' by the one man she was taught to fear—Malakai.​Malakai is a force of nature: dominant, ruthless, and possessive. In a world governed by a strict Council and dark secrets, Leona must navigate a treacherous path between the man who bought her and the man who won't let her go. When the lines between captor and protector blur, Leona realizes that waking up to her sin might be the only way to survive the night.

In her first life, Seraphina was the "perfect" princess—meek, obedient, and hopelessly in love with Prince Alaric. Her reward? A cold executioner’s blade and the sight of her own sister, Isabella, wearing her crown.​But death was only the beginning.​Waking up on the morning of her wedding day, Seraphina realizes she has been given a second chance—and a "vivid" new power to see the true, rot-filled auras of those around her. This time, she won't play the victim.​At the altar, in front of the entire kingdom, Seraphina does the unthinkable: she rejects the Prince and offers herself to the man everyone fears—the "Cursed Duke" Valerius. He is a monster whose touch is lethal and whose heart is a fortress of ice.​It’s a dangerous gamble. To get her revenge, Seraphina must enter a contract marriage with a man who could destroy her soul. But as the Prince hunts her and her sister plots her downfall, Seraphina discovers that the Duke’s "curse" is the only thing that can set her free.​In a world of magic and betrayal, she must learn how to claw her way to the throne—even if it means falling for the devil himself.