Emberbound Contract

The forbidden ember pierced Riven Vale’s chest—and began whispering his forgotten childhood. Before he could run, Selene Marr’s blade was at his throat, her hand closing around the fire as it fused him to her. She was the ruthless Memory Collector sent to reclaim it. He was a lying con artist who trusted no one, yet the ember chose him—and removing it would kill him. Now a binding contract chains them together: every lie tightens the shackle, every completed clause pulls them dangerously closer, and the city’s stolen memories are burning to keep civilization alive. But Riven’s erased childhood may be the very fuel keeping the city’s walls standing. When Selene discovers the truth, will she obey the order to sacrifice him—or betray her command and burn the entire city to save the man she was meant to destroy?