and "I may have been a whole damn mess, but I was a whole damn mess on a mission. and "Half-succubus attorney Lily Knight has blood on her hands.Haunted by guilt, broke, and professionally disgraced, she's run out of options. Now, a secret government agency makes her an offer she can't refuse: put down another demon gone rogue in exchange for a sizable bounty. It's enough to cover her multitude of sins, including her steamy affair with Sebastian Ritter, a senator's son with taboo desires of his own.As the supernatural threat stokes human prejudice and fear, Lily rescues a teenage succubus on the run from the authorities. But taking young Eve under her wing means facing new responsibilities, new risks, and the ghost of an old enemy.As she hunts an assassin possessed by the spirit of bloody vengeance, Lily must reckon with her worst fear: the truth about what went down with Eve's father in the desert - and its consequences.