“I think I'd miss you even if we’d never met,” Azrael whispered as his fingers trailed the side of her face, leaving an alluring warmth.
Anna’s throat became dry, “We shouldn’t have met then―”
“No,” he said, “Even if it means losing everything, I would rather have you.”
They were destined to fall from the start. A forsaken bond. A hopeless cause. And yet, in that stolen moment, Anna didn’t care anymore, neither did he.
* * * 
Anna is a human in a world where her kind is treated like dust, while Azrael is the demon duke infamous for his ruthlessness and bewitching looks.
On a fateful night, her life gets entangled with him. Azrael takes her as his fiance, however, theirs is a relationship formed over a contract; a marriage of convenience.
In a land where the hatred between humans and demons runs deeper than blood, she can not let her guard down. 
Anna harbors no feelings for the handsome duke, nor for his kind. Though that doesn’t stop her heart from stuttering whenever he’s near, nor the ghost of a familiar fear to surge at the sound of his voice.
But he’s always near.
Telling her what to do.
Making her feel warmer, hotter than he should.
* * * 
To yearn for someone who is forbidden to you is a terrifying feeling. To burn from desire and never speak of it, to have a secret that is horrible to almost everyone, to hide something that could ruin everything.
This is a story carved in hidden desires, inked in blood, and sealed with a fatal sin. Will Anna make it out alive? Or will her heart lead to her downfall?

The Duke's Secret Sin

"However—” he continued with that same smile, but there was a devilish tilt of his lips that caused Anna to fight a shudder, "You must do something in return." 


Did she really think he was being kind? That proved to be totally wrong! 


Anna rolled her eyes with a low groan. 


She understood the dangers of striking another deal with a demon, those promises seldom favored the humans. Like her current arrangement exposed her to a fatal world by promising the betterment she so desperately needed. 


However, has the situation truly changed? 


Things would be so simpler if he took up her side. 


She might be able to make a place for herself in society on her own, gain enough support so that no one could trample her. 


But they tired her mind and soul. She was sick of demons, their twisted thoughts, and wicked ways. Being amongst them was an ordeal she wished to avoid as much as she could. 


Owe A Favour