Rule one: Don\'t look at the demon. -- From the author of Three Mages and a Margarita comes a new series that will plunge an unprepared young woman into the darkest magic of the mythic world..
But I did, and now it\'s too late.
Pretend I didn\'t break the rules.
Pretend I didn\'t notice the shadowy being trapped inside it.
Pretend I didn\'t find the summoning circle in the basement.
All I had to do was keep my nose out of it.
Rule three: Don\'t talk to the demon.
And I\'m supposed to act like I don\'t know how illegal and dangerous it is.
He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest bidder.
My uncle chose a far deadlier power.
Rule two: Don\'t listen to the demon.
I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else.
When I arrived at my uncle\'s house, I expected my relatives to be like me--outcast sorcerers who don\'t practice magic.
Rule one: Don\'t look at the demon