A woman's ruin, a man's ambition, a demon's deal. - - - A young maid leaves her home and family after her reputation is ruined by a questionable man who is plotting a coup against the king. - - - - Elly is a maid in the Baron's castle in the little town of Burgate. Her mother is a cook, her father a clockmaker and her brother a soldier for the King in the far-off capital. She is the last of her friends to be married, and she can't wait. One day the infamous Count of Malinijak arrives for his visit. While he and his odd servant go about their own agenda, the man sets things in motion in Elly's life she could have never dreamed about. Soon she finds herself far from her family and home with a life in pieces and a red string of fate pulling her back to the Count, or whatever the man might actually be. Jake is hiding his true origin on a path somewhere between revenge and redemption. While plotting against the current King he has to struggle with the demon Nathaniel and the deal they made almost ten years ago. With his life and the future of the country on the line, Jake doesn't need any more distractions - but somehow he can't help being drawn to Elly and her curious glances. When Elly and Jake keep meeting by chance, is it fate, coincidence or something else entirely? - - -
23 parts