To Devour a King: A Dark Fantasy Romance
Vexi Thorne
He is the dying sun. She is the bottomless void. Together, they might just burn the world down.
In the Dregs, magic is a scrap you fight for in the mud. In the High City, it is the air they breathe.
Kaelo is a "Rat"—a thief from the sewers with a secret that could get her killed: she doesn’t just sense magic; she eats it. She is a Siphon, a biological void capable of draining a mage dry with a single touch.
Her plan was simple: infiltrate the Obsidian Palace, steal the High Lord’s signet ring, and buy her way out of the gutter.
But she didn't count on Vorian.
The High Lord of the Obsidian Court isn't just a ruler; he is a living reactor, cursed with infinite power that is slowly rotting him from the inside out. He is volatile, lethal, and desperate for a cure. When he catches Kaelo in his chambers, he doesn’t execute her. He realizes that she is the only thing in existence that can survive his touch.
He needs a filter. She needs a way out.
Forced into a dangerous bargain, Kaelo becomes the "Queen" of a crumbling empire, tethered to a monster who creates more power than his body can hold. But as the political sharks circle and the rot deepens, the line between prisoner and savior begins to blur.
Vorian generates. Kaelo consumes. And in the physics of their desire, they are discovering a terrifying truth:
The only way to save the King is to devour him completely.
TO DEVOUR A KING is a high-heat dark fantasy romance. It features enemies-to-lovers tension, a unique "physics-based" magic system, and a morally gray hero who is literally toxic. Perfect for fans of magic-as-science and dystopian court intrigue.
