He saw the monster in me and called it beautiful.

Micah Salt destroys every painting he creates, desperate to silence the darkness whispering beneath his skin. The same darkness that made him sit beside his mother's corpse for three days, finding art in her decay.

The church called it sin. Therapy called it trauma. But Professor Ezra Bishop calls it potential.

Ezra doesn't want to fix Micah. He wants to refine him. A renowned artist with secrets bloodier than his brushstrokes, Ezra offers Micah something no one else ever has: worship without salvation.

In the quiet shadows of his studio, Ezra teaches Micah that bones make pigment, that death is a canvas, and that monsters deserve to be seen. He doesn't just want a lover. He wants a devotee. A masterpiece shaped by blood, devotion, and shared hunger.

As lessons blur into rituals and touch into worship, Micah realizes he isn't just learning technique. He's being transformed. But when the student begins to evolve beyond his teacher's design, their intoxicating bond starts to unravel.

What they create together could destroy them both. Or it could be their salvation.

Warning: Reader discretion advised. This is a dark MM romance about devotion, transgression, and the artistry of embracing your inner demons instead of casting them out.

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