I was sold to the God of Ruin to pay my kingdom's war debt.Seraphina Vane was once the golden daughter of a noble house. Now she's a traitor's daughter—stripped of her name, her magic, and her future. When her kingdom offers her as payment to Malachar, the ancient God of Ruin, she accepts. Not because she wants to. Because her brother's life depends on it.Her mission is simple: Seduce the monster. Learn his secrets. Kill him.But the god who rules the Ashen Court—a crumbling palace suspended between life and death—is nothing like the legends warned. Malachar is devastatingly intelligent, darkly amused by her attempts to manipulate him, and far more dangerous than she imagined. He sees through every lie she tells. Every mask she wears.And somehow, impossibly, he's the first person in years to treat her like she has a soul worth saving.He offers her a counter-bargain: Serve him for one year. In return, he'll restore her magic, reveal the truth about her parents' deaths, and unmask the real traitor who destroyed her family.But as Seraphina navigates the deadly politics of the Ashen Court—where gods play games with mortal lives and nothing stays buried—she discovers that falling for Malachar might be the one thing that saves them both. Or the thing that finally destroys what's left of her world.Because the debt between their kingdoms goes back centuries. Her bloodline is tied to his curse in ways she's only beginning to understand. And the gods who want him dead will use anyone—including her—to get what they want.Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Cruel Prince, and From Blood and Ash.Tropes: Enemies to Lovers | Villain Romance | Forced Proximity | Morally Gray MMC | God x Mortal | Touch Her and Die | Slow Burn Spice | Political IntrigueContent: Adult dark romantasy with mature themes and explicit content. First in The Hollowed Throne Trilogy.
