The Demon Knelt When They Sacrificed Me

On what should have been her wedding night, Evelyn Hart is dragged beneath her family mansion and offered to a demon as a sacrifice. Her fiancé betrays her. Her adoptive father calls her an investment. Her jealous sister pushes her into the burning circle.But the demon does not devour her.He kneels.Lucian Blackthorne calls Evelyn his queen, and the entire Hart empire begins to bleed. As ancient contracts reverse, Evelyn discovers the truth: she was never a helpless orphan. She is Evelyn Ashborne, the hidden Queen of the Ninth Gate, raised by the Harts only so they could steal her blood, her crown, and her destiny.Now every lie comes due. The false heiress is breaking, the groom who loved her too late holds a knife to her heart, and a holy enemy from Heaven wants her erased before midnight. To save her mother’s soul, free the demon bound to protect her, and reclaim the name they buried, Evelyn must become the one thing every throne fears.Not a sacrifice.A queen.