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 throw up a shield just in time, but the force of the blow pushes me back a step.

Kate! Chase's voice, tortured, echoes in my head. I stagger, but right myself quickly and brace to meet the second attack, using the momentum to twist, the shield to deflect, until I can dart past and put myself between Aiden and Chase, who's on his feet now, but weaving.

When I stop, Aiden is staring at me like… like a madman. His face is oddly bright, his eyes glowing with an insane light. "You stopped me!" he crows. "My god, this is going to be incredible. Fair warning Kate, when I take you down today, I'm also going to take you down, if you know what I mean."

Chase spits a curse from behind me, but Aiden doesn't even look, just makes a face and throws another spear of black light at me. "Don't rely on him for anything useful for… oh, at least a month I'd say," Aiden says to me like he's sharing a secret. "He's been cut off at the balls. Not the first time."

Ruined by Your Best Friend