The Riftbound Contract

Mara Voss is a street-smart spell-mark fixer on the run, but her life takes a lethal turn when she steals the Obsidian Key. Now, she is bound by a soul-sync contract to Rhys Calder, the cold-blooded elite rift hunter sent to execute her. One heart beats for two; if they drift too far apart, the backlash is fatal. Forced into an agonizing proximity, Mara and Rhys must navigate the city's forbidden rifts and hunt otherworldly horrors to survive. While Mara fights to find a loophole in their bond, Rhys struggles to maintain his icy control as the contract begins to erode his mental walls. Every shared breath and desperate battle blurs the line between a forced alliance and an undeniable attraction. They have only seven days before the contract consumes them both entirely. As a sinister corporate conspiracy unfolds, they face a devastating choice: break the bond and lose each other, or surrender to a connection that could either save the city or destroy their souls.