Black Hollow was a cursed place. The townsfolk whispered about it with fear, their warnings sharp and clear: “Never go into the woods after dark.” It was said that a creature lived there—something ancient, monstrous, and merciless.

But tonight, those woods were the only place Sarah could go. Her little brother, Liam, had wandered off chasing fireflies, and as dusk fell, the search party gave up. ...

Your protagonist, Kael, is a low-ranking demon from a bureaucratic underworld who is unexpectedly sent to Earth for a “simple” mission: collect the soul of a human who made a contract centuries ago.

But when Kael arrives, they discover the human in question has somehow broken the contract and now runs a sanctuary for magical beings hiding on Earth. Stranded without a way back to their realm until...