Her Mortal Bargain

She bargained with a forgotten god to save her sister. Now he refuses to let her go.

In Oakhaven, every miracle creates a debt, and the gods always collect.

Temple oathscribe Sabrina Emberlock has spent her life interpreting divine contracts and protecting desperate mortals from their cruelest terms. But when the Covenant Tribunal marks her sister's soul for reclamation, Sabrina discovers that no legal appeal can save her.

Her only hope is an act of unforgivable heresy.

She summons Malakor, an erased god of shadows, broken vows, and unpaid debts.

Malakor has waited centuries for a mortal capable of seeing him. Sabrina is more than his chance to return. She is his anchor, the only woman who can recover the fragments of his forbidden name and restore his power.

Their bargain suspends her sister's sentence, but it binds Sabrina to him through a dangerous sensory connection. She feels his ancient hunger beneath her skin. He tastes every spike of her fear, every flicker of desire, and every secret she tries to hide.

The deeper Sabrina searches the sealed temple archives, the stronger their bond becomes. Malakor's power can protect her from the Tribunal, but every shadow she accepts gives him greater access to her mind, her body, and the mortal world.

Sabrina intends to save her sister, complete the bargain, and walk away.

Malakor intends to make certain she never does.

As forbidden attraction turns necessity into obsession, Sabrina must decide whether the god who could destroy her is also the only one who sees the woman beneath her duty.

Because the price of saving her sister may not be Sabrina's soul.

It may be her willing devotion.