Prologue

N ew Orleans was a city of secrets, and the Duvall sisters were among its most dangerous.

Geneva ran her fingers along the worn edges of the journal she'd received on her sixteenth birthday. The leather was smooth from years of use, and the pages within were thick, filled with detailed sketches of demons and meticulously written descriptions. It was a constant reminder of the fate that had been thrust upon her. Just like her sisters—Phoenix, Savannah, and Catalina—she had her own Grimm File and her weapon, both gifts and curses passed down through generations, bound by magic and death.

The night the journal arrived, her life changed forever.

Banished from the fae realm, their mother and aunt had built a life in the Crescent City. Their once-glimmering wings were forever clipped by love and exile. Her mother had fallen for a mortal, a love that had cost her everything. Yet, that forbidden love had given birth to something more powerful than the Fae Council could have ever imagined—four daughters, destined to confront the darkest evils.

Beneath the lively surface of New Orleans, the darkness called to them. They were ready, trained from childhood to wield magic as a weapon, their bodies sculpted into lethal instruments. But there was one thing they had never been prepared for—their fated mates.

A cold shiver ran down Geneva’s spine, her aunt’s voice echoing in her mind. "You won’t know your full power until you find him. And when you do… everything will change."

Each of the sisters had grown stronger, their powers simmering just beneath the surface. Yet, without their mate, they were only half of what they could become. The journal had warned them. The hunt was inevitable, not just for the demons they were meant to destroy but for the one soul who could unlock their full potential.

The Grimm Files were more than a curse—they were a prophecy. One that could save the world—or bring about its destruction.