AimeeLynn

When Kate, a recovering addict, meets handsome, bad-boy Aiden, her resolve to stay sober lasts only until he tempts her with the Spellbinding: an intoxicating magic. But Aiden's ex-best-friend, Chase, won't stop warning Kate that Aiden is a Shade--a dangerous sorcerer. 

When Kate naively agrees to initiate into the Shades, and is compelled to do evil to those she loves, it's Chase who saves her life, and Aiden who threatens it--but still swears his love for her.

Trapped in an ancient conflict between light and dark power, and good and evil men, will Kate give in to the dark allure of Aiden and his power despite the cost? Or will she choose the strong but gentle Chase, turning them both into targets for every dark magician in the modern world?

CONTENT WARNING: Demonic creatures, occult magic/rituals, language, sexual situations.

Cover Image is copyright (c) 2022 AimeeLynn

They Both Love Me, But One is a Devil

After school, by the time I get out of my car at home, Chase's truck is idling at the curb while he taps at his phone for a second before getting out and walking towards me. I can't watch him, his warm skin burnished in the fall sunlight, his shoulders flat, broad planes coming at me like a walking hug.

It makes me think things that aren't helpful. So I head for the door, and he follows.

I offer him a drink that he refuses. We both drop our bags, and after an awkward moment, settle on the couch. I don't turn the TV on. My entire body hums—and not in the nice way. I'm vibrating with irritation and confusion.

Chase sits on the other end of the sectional and puts his arm up on the back of the couch, watching me, like it's my move.

Well, fuck this. In for a penny, in for a pound, right?

"How come you can talk in my head? Can you read my mind?"

Chase's eyes widen. "No! It's not like that. I told you, I can sometimes hear how you're feeling . . ."

The Impossible