When her grandmother is kidnapped, heartbroken spy, Willow, is forced to bargain with her powerful ex, Rumpelstiltskin; the ruler of monsters who has never stopped claiming her as his.
Heartbroken spy, Willow, has always lived by one rule: observe, don’t interfere. In the Rift—a haven for the universe’s darkest beings—that rule has kept her alive. But when a succubus threatens her grandmother, protector of the Quarter, Willow breaks it. She eliminates the threat, setting something far worse into motion.
Her grandmother is kidnapped.
The Women’s Quarter is left exposed.
And every clue leads to the one man she swore she would never see again: Rumpelstiltskin.
Her ex.
Rumpelstiltskin is a ruthless ruler, the master of bargains, and the only man who ever saw the monster in her and wanted her anyway.
He claims innocence and offers his help, but he still looks at her the same way he always has: like she already belongs to him.
To save her grandmother, Willow must strike a bargain with the devil she once loved.
Only this time, he sets the terms.
Rumpelstiltskin has never stopped wanting her.
And the price he demands may require Willow to become the very monster she was trained to spy on—all while resisting the one man who has always known exactly what she is.
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This is a dark book, please read the trigger warnings before proceeding.
