' “Why do you nickname me all these pet names? It’s really annoying, you know. First, it’s ‘My Eclipse’, then ‘my beloved’, then love, and now it’s Narcissus. What the fuck is with you and name-calling?” I scowl, harsher than intended, but he doesn’t flinch.

His voice is in my head. “Because I couldn’t decide which pet name, I loved the most.” That’s just a low blow. '

...

' I clench my fists, every word she spoke feeling like a dagger aimed squarely at my chest. She wasn’t wrong. I had held back for far too long, thinking I was protecting her, when maybe all I was doing was keeping her from truly understanding herself. '

"You don’t see it yet, but you’re stronger now. Even the scars—they’re proof that you survived. That you’re still here."

I let out a shaky breath, his words stirring something deep inside me. "And what about you, Nox? You’ve got your own scars, your own battles. Why do you keep pretending you’re invincible?"

His lips curved into a small smile, the kind that didn’t quite reach his eyes. "Because you’re the only thing that’s ever made me feel like I could be." '

Esmeray was kidnapped months ago, right after her little sister was found dead. Coincidence, right? But something lurks beneath all this crime, something darker. She's been abused, tortured, and forced into labor, but what happens when the pent-up emotions snap and something paranormal begins to emerge? Was she even human in the first place?

Nox is an Archdemon, forged from the pits of Hell by his beloved, Lilith. Her death wasn't pretty, and he swore to get revenge. But how can he when all that keeps him in order is a circle of ash and a petty human?

What will happen when one breaks out? Will chaos erupt, or will the balance be disturbed?

The Eclipse

After solving my little sister's murder, I was expected to be next

The horrors she went through made me seek vengeance.

I never thought the man working for them would come for me.

But this man feels familiar

Meeting him completed my soul

But definitely not in a holy way

The Nightshade

Locked away for centuries after the humans found my sigil

I was bound to their unholy torture to do their bidding.

But when my eyes landed on her, my soul suddenly found its other shadow.

As I promised, we will reunite once again.

Warnings set inside book. Be warned.

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