Blurb
I married the wrong man.
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I chose safety—until my soulmark flared to life at my sister’s Infernal Union and shattered the illusion.
It didn’t burn for my husband.
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It burned for a stranger with a devil’s grin and blood on his hands.
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Owen Duvain is a demon cloaked in charm, a walking curse dressed in tailored control. His touch ignites the mark on my skin. His gaze sees the parts of me I’ve hidden from everyone else.
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But he’s dangerous. Secretive. Bound to deals inked in darkness and debts still waiting to be paid.
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Every instinct tells me I made vows—and I shouldn’t break them.
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Even if I’m starting to forget why I made them in the first place.
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Now my certainty is slipping, my world splintering, and the man I married is becoming someone I don’t recognize.
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Owen doesn’t ask me to choose him.
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The bond already has.
Content Warnings and Triggers
Relationship and Emotional Themes
Mental Health and Emotional Distress
Abuse and Violence
Supernatural and Dark Fantasy Elements
Legal and Institutional Themes
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Infidelity and betrayal
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Contested divorce
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Emotionally manipulative partner
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Gaslighting
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Soulmate/fated bond trauma
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Obsessive romantic dynamics
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Power imbalances in romantic relationships
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Romantic manipulation
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Exploration of morally black and morally gray characters
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Anxiety and panic
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Depression and emotional numbness
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Emotional burnout
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Grief and disillusionment
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Trauma responses
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Nightmares and insomnia
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Domestic abuse (emotional, psychological, physical)
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Recounted sexual assault (non-graphic but emotionally intense)
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Child endangerment and implied neglect
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Physical assault
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Coercion, manipulation, and threats of violence
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Demonic contracts and possession
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Non-consensual supernatural bonding
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Soulmark and magical branding
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Fate and prophecy
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Visions of death and violence
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Hell as a setting
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Power hierarchies involving non-human beings
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Family court and custody
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CPS involvement
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Corruption within legal systems
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Legal manipulation through status or power
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Social work and trauma intake scenes
Societal Themes
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Gendered power dynamics
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Class based disparity
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Institutional failure to protect
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Community resource burnout
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Survival within systems of control
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