How Not to Court Your Human Captive

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But the cautionary tales were wrong, and they're quick to learn demons don't inspire terror but temptation.... When a human's fury meets a demon's fire, hatred isn't the only thing to ignite. Stolen from her prison cell and sold to slavers, Ember's anger is all she has left to survive the nightmarish Achreos Barrens and its demonic inhabitants. Never mind her tenderly healed wounds and cozy cottage confines, she's still being treated like a criminal. Her warden is a hardened soldier so hateful of humans that Ember stands no chance at exoneration. Sure, there may be moments when her demon jailor's domestic ineptitude is endearing and his presence feels startlingly like security, but neither will stop her from provoking him and his disgusting tail. Squadron leader Severath has failed at his sole duty to protect his home. Burdened with guarding a killer and coping with the loss of an eye and horn, he's rewarded only with the human's ire. Judgment should be simple since she's pleaded guilty, but her unbridled ...