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Book 1 of the Brides of Darkness Series

For hundreds of years, Calaren Town had been offering virgin maidens to fulfill their part on the treaty they made with the Court of Shadows to keep their small town under their protection. To be chosen meant death to the townsfolk, as there was no turning back to becoming a human again.

Upon realizing that her younger sister was chosen as one of the maidens to be sacrificed by their impoverished town to the thirteen demon lords who once ruled their land, Iris Scarborough volunteered to take her place instead to save her.

There was nothing exceptional about Iris, except for the secret she was keeping from everyone. However, even before she was taken away, Iris had already caught the eye of one of the demon lords.

Rumors say that Lord Kieran Fleurnoir was the personification of death. His mere presence was enough to suck the life essence out of those around him. He was also known to be one of the strongest demons of all time, who possesses extremely dangerous and powerful magic.

Taken to Asnar, a place filled with magical beings and monsters, Iris found herself enthralled and captivated not only by the place and its residents, but also by the cold and enigmatic demon lord, Lord Kieran.

Once there, Iris realized that Asnar and Lord Kieran himself were different from what humans thought them to be.

Loosely based on the tales of ‘Hades and Persephone’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’.

Tags: Faeries, Elves, Demons, Magi, Dragons, Saints, Undead, Nymphs, Female Protagonist, Kingdoms, and Empires.

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Brides of Darkness Series
1. Bride of the Demon Lord  
2. Bound to the Unseelie King 
3. Mated to the Dark Lord 
4. The Vampire Queen's Pet 
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Bride of the Demon Lord

Obviously, there was no way in hell Killian would tell her any of these. Her death as a mortal human was the price of his arrogance and it would forever remind him that he had failed her yet again. Something within him snapped when he saw Iris in that horrible state and he never wanted to see her like that again.

If it wasn't for the need to assure her, Killian wouldn't have shown himself to her tonight. The guilt was eating him inside and whenever he looked at Iris's face, it only reminded him of his failures.

The other guardians thought that he was the closest to the Black Mage when Arman was still alive, but none of them knew how Killian hated the magi for fucking up his mind during their first encounter.

Arman knew that he was the incarnation of the previous God of the Underworld, so he embedded a soul shard with Hel's memories. It caused him to develop an identity crisis, wondering whether he was being tricked by the Black Mage at all.

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