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In a kingdom bound by an ancestral bargain, Sera has been raised in secret as an assassin with a single mission: to make the Primal of Death fall in love with her, become his weakness, and then destroy him in order to save her kingdom from a creeping blight known as the Rot. Presented publicly as a protected Maiden, she must offer herself as the Primal's Consort while concealing her true purpose. As she comes to know her target, his words and actions begin to challenge the darkness within her and awaken feelings she believes she cannot allow herself. This is a prequel in the Flesh and Fire series.

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