STEFANO POV

The Fates had always delighted in mocking me, and perhaps I should have anticipated that this situation would be no different. It felt like a curse had been woven into my very existence from the moment I was born. I had walked through life marked by a demon’s touch, bringing only death and destruction to those I held dear.

Years ago, I discovered that the key to breaking my curse existed somewhere out there, a glimmer of hope I had been chasing ever since. As the days turned ...