Lorne Atwater's magic is rotting him from the inside out. In the modern witch city of Veil, where magic blooms like flowers in the shadow of a sentient forest, Lorne's deadly nightshade makes him an outsider.Curse Crafters are already despised, but Lorne's blighted magic is growing unstable. If anyone learns how dangerous he is, Lorne will lose more than his magic; he'll lose his life. So, Lorne cuts all ties and hides under a mask of perfection as he searches for a cure.But Lorne's corruption has won him enemies. A vengeful curse victim—Sacha Finch—shadows Lorne. Sacha is ruthless and dangerous. He pins Lorne into a forced alliance. If Lorne can break Sacha's curse, Sacha can save Lorne's magic.Lorne's cure lies in the heart of Veil's ancient and monstrous forest, and he can't survive it alone. Lorne will need the help of the connections he severed, including his own brother—estranged since the mysterious incident that blighted Lorne and ripped their family apart. He'll need Sacha, even as their hostile partnership blooms into something even more terrifying to Lorne: love.As his fate grows entangled with the relationships he tried to destroy, Lorne must shatter his mask of false perfection, face his corruption, and confront the very monster who blighted him.
