Enemies. Desire. Transformation. A woman no one controls — and the demon who dares to meet her fire.
Sloane Merlton was born to command, not to kneel.

So when she’s torn from her gilded life aboard a luxury cruise and thrown into the Court’s secluded villa—a realm ruled by ancient demons, rigid hierarchy, and cruel trials—she does the unthinkable.
She refuses to break.
The Court thrives on submission. Sloane thrives on defiance. Every test meant to humble her only awakens something buried deep beneath her skin. Power hums through her veins. Her body begins to change—glowing fissures of light, horns cresting like a crown, eyes darkening into something no longer human. The Court wanted obedience.
They may have created a weapon instead.
Dionte is the Court’s most dangerous contradiction: a demon bound by duty, sharpened by centuries of control, and undone by the one woman who will not bow. He sees Sloane’s fury, her unraveling humanity—and the storm she’s becoming. She is forbidden. She is volatile. She is inevitable.
As desire and dominance blur into something far more perilous, Sloane must decide what kind of power she will claim. Submission is one path. Destruction is another.

Dionte was meant to break her—or be broken by her. Instead, he becomes the one thing she refuses to surrender to, even as the Court watches them burn.

And the Court has no idea what it has unleashed.
She is not here to be chosen.
She is here to overthrow.


Tropes & Vibes
• 🩸 Enemies to Lovers
• 🔥 Morally Grey Demon MMC
• 👑 Powerful FMC Awakening
• 🖤 Forced Proximity / Captive in a Dark Court
• 🗡️ Trials & Punishment
• 😈 Temptation vs. Defiance
• ⚡ Transformation & Hidden Power
• 💔 Desire as a Weapon

Heat promise: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (slow-burn, power-charged, denial-heavy)

Perfect for:

• Dark romantasy readers
• Enemies-to-lovers fans
• Readers who like desire without submission
• Series readers who want escalation.
• Dark fantasy romance with lyrical menace, slow-burn tension, and a heroine no one controls.