by Alia White (Laxia)
Demons. A race of people so secretive, so reclusive, that most regard them as myth. But for Thelamina, the Dimure family’s Heir Duchess, these myths are very much alive. A powerful magic, a demon’s Curse, has wormed its way inside the Snowswept Dales and stripped the Heir Duchess of everything. But another demon, a girl named Seraph, has just as suddenly appeared. Offering to help Thelamina, Seraph promises to restore everything that the Heir Duchess lost if she but makes a pact. But doing so requires Thelamina to forfeit her soul, granting the demon control of the Heir Duchess and her innate power over ice. But handing her soul over to a demon is far too great a price to pay for strength. And yet, when everything is thwarting Thelamina’s every attempt at defeating her enemy and saving her mother, how long can the Heiress of Ice truly continue saying no?
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