Soula Deveraine wants to make the most of her Second Hunt. It's been ten years since the last disaster and this year, she's determined to court or be courted in the eight-week event. When Soula stumbles into a kidnapping gone wrong, she awakens a decades-old feud between the Deveraine and Vaughn Clans. Her bad luck continues with a rejected Soulbond, a mysterious cursed diary and the handsome Orion Kuroe who doesn't fit any of her daydreams. Can she survive the danger—or worse, the heartbreak?Orion Kuroe isn't looking for love anywhere—he doesn't have the time or heart to spare. His latest clue is a cursed diary with vital information to his inter-realm investigation. Translating it is top priority, but he isn't prepared for the translator to be gorgeous trouble-magnet Soula Deveraine. He needs her help, he doesn't want her heart—but is that choice really up to him?