From the moment Y/N saw the flicker of loneliness in Mattheo Riddle's eyes, she was his light and his only anchor against the dark. But as his eighteenth birthday approaches, Mattheo’s inherited destiny as the Dark Lord’s heir becomes absolute. Faced with the ultimatum—take the Dark Mark and serve, or watch Y/N be destroyed—Mattheo chooses to break his own heart. He meticulously fabricates a cruel betrayal to ensure she hates him. Now she’s safe, but he is lost to the darkness.
Arabella is the loyal girlfriend to Liam, a man who doesn't deserve her. Enzo is a mafia kingpin who doesn't care. He’s watched Liam break her heart, and now he’s moving in to take the pieces. To Liam, she’s a habit. To Enzo, she’s an obsession. In a world of blood and betrayal, being Enzo’s dirty little secret is the most dangerous—and addictive—choice Arabella has ever made.
To the world, Luka Reyes is a monster. To Arabella, he is her—only protector. But when a rival syndicate snatches her to break him, the golden cage shatters. Bruised—and—bleeding in a cold cell, Arabella must survive the darkness, while Luka prepares to burn the city down to get her back. They took his only mercy. Now, he’ll show them none.
When the Creel house clock strikes, Arabella falls into a terrifying catatonic trance, her mind seized by Vecna’s psychological grip. As she battles her darkest demons within a distorted mental landscape, Steve and Robin are left in a frantic, helpless race against time. To save her, they must find a way to break the curse before the final chime seals her fate and claims her soul forever.