At Blackthorn Academy, everyone knows one rule: never get too close to Lucien Vale. He is charming, powerful, dangerously beautiful, and surrounded by rumors that make even the bravest students avoid him. They say he is ruthless. They say he has killed without remorse. They say there is something monstrous hiding behind that perfect smile. I should have stayed away from him, but when circumstances force us into a fake relationship, keeping my distance becomes impossible. Lucien is always watching me, always appearing when I'm in danger, and becoming frighteningly possessive whenever another guy gets too close. The more time I spend with him, the more I realize that his secrets are far darker than I imagined. Sixteen years ago, Lucien was given one order: kill me before my powers awakened. He refused. I thought that made him my protector, until I discovered the truth about my own blood. My mother was the legendary Hollow Queen, a woman whose power could bring vampires, witches, werewolves, and demons to their knees. Before she died, she sealed her power inside me and hid me from the supernatural world, hoping I would grow up without ever discovering what I truly was. But the seal is breaking, and something inside me is awakening. As hunters invade Blackthorn and someone within the academy betrays us, I realize that the people hunting me aren't afraid of who I am now. They're terrified of who I'm becoming. Then I uncover the secret Lucien has been hiding from me all along: he isn't just a dangerous demon. He's the son of the Demon King—the very man who once ordered my death. Lucien spared my life when he was supposed to end it, but now our fake relationship is becoming dangerously real, and I can no longer tell whether his obsession is meant to protect me or possess me. As my powers grow stronger, I must choose between running from the darkness inside me or embracing it. Because the girl everyone thought they could hunt is gone. The Hollow Queen's blood is awake, and this time, the devil may be the one who has something to fear.