Undertow: Expanded Second Edition
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Joss Dey
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Have you ever been seriously strung out over a guy?
Think about the worst boyfriend you’ve ever had. Think about the way he used to make you feel—exhilarated, sexy, stupid, then miserable. Think about the things you did to turn him into The One. The money you loaned, the lies you told yourself, the sacrifices you made only to watch him walk away.
Now imagine that all that heartache is killing you. Literally.
The meet-cute, the disappointments, your determination to make him into the man you need him to be—all of it powered by instincts grafted into your body when you were too young to say no, and nourished with pieces of your soul. A living thing that feeds on your worst instincts and rewards you with bliss—enough to keep you happy…and bleeding.
Now imagine that you can’t stop.
That’s Dragon.
She can see what people could be and make it real. Fix them up to be newer. Stronger. Brighter. Worth loving. A convenient bit of craft that mysteriously appeared when she was a child. Back then, she used it to save her life. These days she uses it to “fix” the men she dates.
Neat trick. Well, it would be if it wasn’t killing her.
Because the power fueling these transformations isn’t passive. It’s watching. Waiting. And it wants her body for itself.
Then she meets Fel.
A banished fae warrior suffering from PTSD, with an addiction to undertow—a drug that is heaven for the non-human citizens of Hollow City, and hell for everyone else. Around him, Dragon can breathe again. The urge to fix goes quiet. That should’ve been her first warning.
Instead, it gives Dragon all the permission she needs to dive right into an affair—love optional. Or so she tells herself.
As their connection deepens, rumors spread of a cache of magic stolen during a brutal fae war between the Queen of Sun and Prince of Shade—magic hidden to keep the world from tearing itself apart. Some say it was buried in a broken soldier. Others believe it was stitched into a woman who keeps surviving things she shouldn’t.
Before Dragon can figure out who she is without the hunger driving her, painful truths come to light and old lies catch up to Fel demanding their pounds of his flesh. As ancient powers circle closer and the living thing inside her grows impatient, ready to reclaim what it believes is rightfully its own, Dragon and Fel must decide what they’re willing to lose to stay themselves.
Because love won’t save them
Magic always comes with consequences
And hunger—once fed—never stops dragging you under.
