Magic isn8217t just merciless8212it8217s wicked.Bash would do anything for Dani. Anything.Give up his empire Of course.Burn the world down Just say the word.Destroy himself in the process That was always part of the deal.So, when a locator spell offers the only real chance of finding her missing brother, he doesn8217t hesitate. But this magic doesn8217t just take8212it demands. It burrows into their bond, feeds off his connection to Dani, and warps need into something darker. The longer it digs in, the shaper every sensation, every craving, until he8217s not sure where the spell ends and they begin.Bash can handle pain. He can handle losing himself. But if he can8217t break the spell8217s grip before it takes too much, there8217s one thing he won8217t be able to live with8212Losing Dani.