Reversed the bond, witch and familiar trade places in the dark.
Kai Ashcroft is a necromancer cosplayer with crippling stage fright, latex armor that's seen better days, and absolutely zero interest in actual magic. He performs at conventions, not summoning circles. He scripts his panels down to the last joke because control is the only thing standing between him and a full-blown panic attack.
Until Onyx crashes through a tear in the Abyss mid-demonstration at the GraveCon. Five-foot-three of black wings, fang-tipped smirk, and old-world arrogance. The ancient vampire bat lands directly in Kai's lap and bonds to his soul before either of them can process what's happening. The bond is permanent. Non-negotiable. Soul-deep in ways Kai's untrained death magic can barely comprehend.
And apparently prone to catastrophic body-swapping when death magic gets involved. Now Kai's navigating life with wings and a vampire bat's predatory instincts. While Onyx gleefully explores his warlock’s body (respectfully... mostly) and takes over his cosplay gigs with the kind of devastating confidence Kai's spent his entire life faking.
To break the swap, they'll need to perform a syncing ritual that requires trust, intimacy, and surrender. Three things Kai has built his entire identity around avoiding, but the city’s undercrypts are stirring with the ghosts. The prophecy carving itself in bone claims their union might be the key to something far darker than either of them imagined.
The Gates of the Abyss are stirring. The veil thins, and Kai will have to choose:
Stay hidden behind his cosplay armor and scripted performances, safe but alone, or trust the ancient vampire bat familiar who's seen every piece of him. The chaotic magic beneath. The messy, vulnerable, terrified parts he's never let anyone close enough to witness.
Because if they can't sync their magic by moonrise, the bond will choose for them.
And neither of them may survive what it decides.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Kai Ashcroft is a necromancer cosplayer with crippling stage fright, latex armor that's seen better days, and absolutely zero interest in actual magic. He performs at conventions, not summoning circles. He scripts his panels down to the last joke because control is the only thing standing between him and a full-blown panic attack.
Until Onyx crashes through a tear in the Abyss mid-demonstration at the GraveCon. Five-foot-three of black wings, fang-tipped smirk, and old-world arrogance. The ancient vampire bat lands directly in Kai's lap and bonds to his soul before either of them can process what's happening. The bond is permanent. Non-negotiable. Soul-deep in ways Kai's untrained death magic can barely comprehend.
And apparently prone to catastrophic body-swapping when death magic gets involved. Now Kai's navigating life with wings and a vampire bat's predatory instincts. While Onyx gleefully explores his warlock’s body (respectfully... mostly) and takes over his cosplay gigs with the kind of devastating confidence Kai's spent his entire life faking.
To break the swap, they'll need to perform a syncing ritual that requires trust, intimacy, and surrender. Three things Kai has built his entire identity around avoiding, but the city’s undercrypts are stirring with the ghosts. The prophecy carving itself in bone claims their union might be the key to something far darker than either of them imagined.
The Gates of the Abyss are stirring. The veil thins, and Kai will have to choose:
Stay hidden behind his cosplay armor and scripted performances, safe but alone, or trust the ancient vampire bat familiar who's seen every piece of him. The chaotic magic beneath. The messy, vulnerable, terrified parts he's never let anyone close enough to witness.
Because if they can't sync their magic by moonrise, the bond will choose for them.
And neither of them may survive what it decides.
Genre: Paranormal Romance