A Demon's Heart

Serena Drake escaped Lucius Valerius, but survival has not given her peace.Lucius stole the face of the man she loved, twisted grief into trust, and left Serena with Aurora - a daughter born from deception, trauma, and a love she cannot untangle from pain. Serena wants to protect her child. Some days, she is terrified she cannot even look at her without seeing the man who violated her life.But Aurora is not an ordinary child.As strange powers begin to stir around her, Serena is drawn deeper into the world Lucius tried to use against her. Old enemies have not forgotten her. Dark forces still circle the wounds he left behind. And somewhere beyond the reach of the living, Francesco's fate remains unfinished.To save her daughter, Serena must confront the parts of herself she would rather bury: her grief, her rage, her fear, and the terrible question at the heart of motherhood.Can she love Aurora for who she is, without letting Lucius define what she means?And if Serena cannot heal her own heart in time, something far worse than Lucius may claim them both.