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

I shuddered as the power swirled inside me. What was that?

Chase roared my name again and I realized it was from fear.

I'd forgotten. Oh, Light, I'd forgotten to pay attention and think. Aiden was holding the power he'd been gathering. He was speaking, gripping me, like when he bound me. His skin on my skin. The gateway for him.

I try to pull back out of his arms, but he whispers words that sift through my insides. And I freeze because something deep inside—that thing. That snake. That weight that's been in my gut ever since the rite making me feel dark and sick—it moves and . . . stretches.

"No," I gasp and push Aiden back. But he's too strong. His wiry arms remain around me, and I begin to shake.

"Kate!" Chase screams a tortured scream, but somehow I already know it's too late.

The Serpent Inside