Bound to My Executioner

Soren Hale’s blade is pressed to Vespera Vance’s throat when her forbidden system glitches—and their souls lock together. The empire’s deadliest inquisitor hits the execution block, choking on a voice inside his skull: If she dies, he dies with her. Now the ruthless executioner must keep his loudmouthed prisoner alive while she uses illegal battle skills to heal his ruined mana veins, raid lethal dungeons, and level up beneath the empire’s watchful eyes. Every upgrade makes him stronger—and burns through his body—while every brush of his hands tears through Vespera’s carefully guarded defenses. He was supposed to execute her, but protecting her is becoming the one command he can’t disobey. To break the soul bond and return home, Vespera must reach the forbidden system’s final level—but when Soren draws his blade to save her from the empire, will she choose freedom… or die fighting for the man who was ordered to kill her?