In a world where legacy is everything, a kitchen witch with no pedigree and a demon heir bound by secrets may be the only hope for a forgotten orphanage.
Aura Cassia is half-witch, half-human, and wholly unremarkable in the eyes of Meredith’s ruling houses. She runs The Witching Flour bakery and cares for the abandoned children of Starlight Orphanage—a quiet, makeshift family in a world that prizes bloodlines above all else.
When the powerful Ravenshead Group threatens to seize Starlight, Cassia turns to the last place she ever thought she’d go: the nobility.
Varil Arkenoth is heir to the most prestigious demon house in Meredith. Enigmatic, refined, and haunted by expectations, Ark leads a second life far from the glittering halls of power. When his path crosses with Cassia, he offers her a deal—pose as his fiancée through the Yulefrost season to thwart his mother’s matchmaking attempts, and he’ll help protect the orphanage from the forces closing in.
It’s meant to be a temporary arrangement. Nothing more.
But as winter deepens and old magic stirs, lines begin to blur. Because in a world built on cold ambition, a warm kitchen, found family, and an unexpected bond might be the most powerful magic of all.
Some legacies are inherited, others are baked from scratch.
And some hearts aren’t meant to follow the rules. They are meant to rewrite it.
