Nix Monroe is in over his head.

He thought he was smart enough to handle the Demons of Foxglove Grove and find his cousins abuser. The plan was always to get in and get out. Lake, West, and Yejun have a different idea in mind, however, and the more time he spends in their clutches, the more of himself Nix seems to lose. Its not long before he finds himself trapped, permanently bound to the next in line for the throne, with a potential threat to them all lurking in the shadows, waiting for a chance to pounce.

What started as an act pretending to be their boyfriend has escalated into something else. Something inescapable. If that werent bad enough, a discovery about the precious cousin Nix has come all this way for leaves him shaken and uncertain.

Lake is more determined than ever to catch the hacker and secure the crown.

West suddenly seems more interested in discovering all the different ways he can make Nix moan.

Yejun doesnt know the secret Nix is keeping from him.

With only a couple of weeks left before the Night of the Nightshade, Nix and the Demons are running out of time to identify the threat. When it starts to seem like none of the people around him can be trusted aside from them, things get even more complicated for Nix.

Can Nix rely on them like they say?

Or is he just another pawn in their game?

Nix Monroe has a plan.

Infiltrate the Enigma app and lure out whoever his cousin was last speaking with before everything went to shit. Nix won't stop until he finds answers, even if that means transferring to a different university and getting entangled with the infamous Demons of Foxglove Grove.

Lake, West, and Yejun. Three of the most powerful men on the entire planet, and also the deadliest. When Nix finds himself on their radar, he thinks maybe it's not all bad, and he can twist the situation to his advantage. It's not long, however, before he discovers the Demons have their own objective.

Someone is after them, and they want to use Nix to lure out whoever that may be. Forced to pretend to be their new mutual plaything, Nix struggles to search for clues about his cousin and maintain personal boundaries between himself and the guys. They might take his body, but he refuses to give them any other part of himself, especially since there's no way of knowing if one of them happens to be the person he's after.

A Devil of Vitality always draws first blood.

Berga Obsidian is only good for one thing.

As the Butcher of the Brumal mafia, Berga spends his days between the university and his lab, constantly caught up in one experiment or another. Everyone knows his name, and everyone fears him, but very few get close enough to learn who he really is. Even fewer actually want to. Hes spent his entire life trying to make up for a mistake made as a child and is haunted by literal ghosts of the past dressed in pink tulle. Locking himself away periodically to protect himself and those around him has become second nature, that is until one mix-up with a Royal changes everything.

Madden Odell can do no wrong.

He comes from a prestigious and powerful family and is best friends with the Imperial Prince. By day, he trains at the military academy, keeping up appearances, and by night he runs the illegal street races down at the Docks. Hes never wanted for anything for longer than a minute before its his, that is until Berga strolls in and shakes up his world. Technically, theyve known each other for years, but theyve never been close. One night of rough and twisted debauchery and suddenly Madden is desperate to change that. By any means necessary.

But Berga is far from what he seems, with an unexpected past trauma and a strong fear of abandonment. The two of them also come from different sides of the same coin. Berga is part of the Satellite, a group created to protect the head of the mafia, whereas Maddens position with the prince means he stands with the Imperial family. Even if they can somehow work through their differences and learn to rely on one another, will their leaders ever allow their relationship to strengthen?

Or will the two of them have to choose? The life theyve always known, or each other?