Gazelle dances to keep the city safe.

As the lead Rift Dancer of the Sacred Palace, she has spent her life performing the ritual that keeps the demons sealed below, the same demons blamed for slaughtering her family. But the dance is stealing her soul and each performance leaves her weaker.

Then a single misstep opens a passage in the catacombs.

In the dark, Gazelle finds Airen: the Hollow King, beautiful as a nightmare and far too dangerous to trust. He rules a decaying kingdom beneath the Palace, surrounded by creatures her people call demons, although he calls them something else. He knows secrets about her bloodline and the ritual that is killing her.

And he claims her dance was never saving anyone.

When Gazelle returns to the surface, there’s been a murder among her people, and her absence makes her the prime suspect. Then more bodies appear, each one drawing suspicion closer.

To clear her name, Gazelle must turn to the Hollow King. But he may be the only one telling her the truth, or the one spinning the most beautiful lie. Every bargain pulls her deeper into his world. Every touch makes him harder to resist. And every answer binds her closer to a king powerful enough to take what he wants.

Because Airen is not just a danger to her city.

He is a danger to her heart.

A dark gothic romantasy filled with fated mates, murder mystery, deadly dance magic, and a morally gray king. Perfect for readers who love Phantom of the Opera vibes, the tension of Rebecca, and the obsession of Black Swan.