Zane is cursed. A magical creature trapped in the body of a human man. As hard as he tries to hate mortals, he cannot deny that he feels a strange connection to a certain woman…
Sera has been alone her entire life. She is a young social worker who spends her days attempting to heal her broken city. She is destined to an arranged marriage, a life and social status she cannot seem to fit into. Lonny, her fiancé, who has just been released from prison, is hoping to win Sera's heart back, despite all the pain he caused her.
Zane is bitter, jaded, and has given up on finding his way back to himself. Until Sera, the only one who can see Zane's true form, stumbles into his life.
When Sera pledges to help Zane break his curse, the two are plunged into a dangerous, fantastical adventure that will teach them the sacrifice of self-acceptance, the heartache of true love, and what it ultimately means…to be human.
Confinement is created by Emily Dinova, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

Confinement

The diner was practically empty. It took him only 3 seconds flat to realize Sera wasn’t there. Lonny felt a momentary sense of relief that was short-lived. All confidence flew from him as the young girl at the counter informed him 'the owner' was not here either. Lonny’s heart skipped a beat as he forced the look of rage behind a violently crumbling mask of false calm.


“Sorry, Zane took off early tonight.”


'Zane.' Now he had a name to go with that arrogant face. Lonny smiled tightly at the girl. 


He was glad he’d left the sword in his car. He could only imagine she would have called the police on him by now if that wasn’t the case. She was already looking at him with a slight wariness he tried to shrug off. 


“We were supposed to meet up,” he lied through his teeth, trying his best to look disappointed. 


“Are you his friend?” she asked with doubt.


Chapter 16: Manipulations of Madness