The Ashen Vow

She made a deal with the devil. Now she has to share his bed.

I made a vow with the devil who owns my soul. In exchange for my willing submission to the Tithe, he gave me his library—the very knowledge I need to destroy him.

I thought I could play his game. I thought I could use my body as a bargaining chip while my mind sharpened itself into a weapon. I was a fool. With every soul-stealing touch, the line between hate and want dissolves. The curse he commands has turned my own flesh into a traitor, and it sings for him, for the monster who holds my leash.

Lord Malachi is no longer just my captor. He’s my tutor in the dark arts, my partner in a twisted dance of power and pain. He watches me with a possessive fire that burns hotter than my own magic, and I see the cracks in his eternal facade—a loneliness that mirrors my own.

But the secrets I uncover in his forbidden texts are more dangerous than I ever imagined. They speak of a power that could not only sever our bond but unravel his entire kingdom. 

Now I’m faced with an impossible choice: use this knowledge to claim my freedom, or save the monster I vowed to destroy?