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

Lonny limped across the threshold of the master bedroom. The blood had somewhat clotted on his ribs but the shallow knife wounds still caused him to grimace with discomfort. He didn’t even want to consider the state his face must be in. He’d not expected that kind of rage from the other man. 


The sword he’d forgotten he was still holding onto, fell from his weakening grip to the marble floor with a deafening clang. He winced against the sound as he tried to sort through the disastrous events that transpired this evening. 


Now that his adrenaline had worn off, fatigue and heartbreak quickly stole over him. Not bothering to clean himself up, especially not with a shattered wrist, he carefully unbuttoned his shirt with one hand. It was ruined with knife tears and blood. He flinched with every movement, not able to shrug it off. He gave up. 


Had he lost his mind? What the hell had been thinking? He answered the question for himself: he’d not. 


Chapter 18: Desperate Measures