Elia Tallis has tethered her dying father to life to provide for her siblings. The god of death, furious to be denied, claims her youngest brother as punishment. Desperate, Elia accepts a commission from Trys, a kindhearted, bookish prince: find a legendary scroll in exchange for marriage and her family's security. But when the scroll transforms Trys into a monster, Elia must brave endless darkness to bring home the prince she's growing to love.

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