Betray the Dawn

Never Make a Deal with a Demon

As Maddie blossoms with Atticus’s magic, she discovers she's been deceived–and must pay a terrible price.

A beautiful monster

She's torn between her attraction to Cole and her desperation not to hurt him.

Dangerous Desire

When he starts to suspect her, the risks increase. Her hunger is a curse. She must stay away from him for his safety.

But their attraction is too great to ignore. Will it prove to be fatal?

Feel the irresistible pull of forbidden attraction. Continue Maddie and Cole's dangerous romance in Betray the Dawn, book two in the Art of Darkness trilogy.

Maddie

I stumbled after Atticus forcibly drank my blood, still reeling with everything that had happened. Cole might be dead. I might have killed him. And Atticus made me some type of living monster.

He was a demon. A demon! How could I have been so stupid to make a deal with a demon?

Still swooning from the blood loss, I took wobbly steps through his painting studio, desperate to get out of there. The eyes of the portraits on the walls seemed to follow me.

"I'm not the only one, right?" I gestured at the paintings. "These are other people you’ve lied to."

"Call it what you will.” Atticus lifted a shoulder an inch as if it didn’t matter. “I made an offer. You accepted."

"Without knowing the true cost!" I spat.

"Don't be naïve,” he dismissed. “Nothing is free. Everything has a price."

"But you lied.” I pointed at him. “You. Lied.”

“Enough,” he said in a clipped voice and motioned to the door. “You can leave.”

That was my goal. But since I never wanted to return to this vile nightmare, I had to get answers. I returned my attention back to the portraits. “Did they all ask to be beautiful?"

"No. Only the most superficial." He snorted.

When I turned back to him, he gave me a pointed look.

I didn’t need his judgement and scowled. "Did they pay the same cost as me?"

“They had to make a choice. Just like you."

I closed my eyes and exhaled. "Does that mean they all suffer from this unbearable craving?”