Sauda Johnson is a half-Demon, half-human, U.S. Army assassin specialized in interrogations, and political assassinations. After a clash with new full-human teammates, she’s assigned a surveillance mission in Yemen that proves to be more than they bargained for. 

For the first time Sauda is up against a supernatural adversary, Adrian Bathory, the last male descendant of Elizabeth Bathory. When Bathory kidnaps virgin members of her team, she has to use everything in her arsenal to get them back: military training with military grade weapons, supernatural abilities, Demons, Castors, Humans, and a Shifter. 

With only a plan that leaves them at a disadvantage, her team has to break into Yemen’s historical Al-Qahira Castle, which leads to the rescue of one member, the death of another, and the discovery of a rebellion. Few of Bathory’s own Castors and Demon-Castors join Sauda’s team and alternative plan to murder the supernatural power behind the Yemeni Civil War.

Demon's Child

 Sauda looks to Ashleigh, Adorna, and Malik as they sit on one side of the table. Adorna is back in her human skin but covered in drying blood, her black hair matted to her face. Sauda knows Adorna doesn’t care too much about that. She is used to wearing other people’s bodily fluids. Maddox, however, who stands next to Sauda, looks uncomfortable. The sooner they debrief, the sooner Adorna can shower and they can all feast on the meal Sauda’s mother cooked up. 


 Ashleigh opens her mouth but Maddox holds up his hand, leaving her looking like a gaping fish. He turns to Sauda and looks up. 


 “No. You can call me Bilillee,” Sauda’s mom says in her thick-accented English, “that name isn’t mine, and I didn’t give it to her—your government did.” 


 Bilillee stands over Sauda, hands deep in her hair, plaiting away. As soon as she saw her daughter, she complained about the state of chaos her curls were in and immediately sat her down to work on it. 


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