The Cursebound Heir

The blood contract snapped shut around Mara Venn’s wrist—and the wanted heir’s curse sank its teeth into her skin. If she leaves Lucan Vale, her kidnapped brother dies. Lucan was supposed to be her biggest bounty, not the cold, dangerous man chained to her fate. Now Mara must drag him through a locked-down city to find the lost core, while his curse devours Vesper Bay’s magic one day at a time. Every threat, every touch, and every life-saving betrayal pulls her closer to the enemy who may be the only person telling her the truth. With seven days left, Mara discovers the woman hunting Lucan is the employer she trusted most—and she must choose: save her brother, or save the city before the curse destroys them all.