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"I am Pagomaris, first aide to Ruler. I'm thrilled to have you both here. It's my responsibility to ensure you are presentable for the parade."

Presentable? Parade?

"Everyone is so excited to meet you." She turned and clapped, a pair of young female demons dressed more simply than her scurrying forward with armloads of what appeared to be cosmetics, jewelry and the most elaborate clothing I'd ever seen. "Shall we begin?"

I'm not normally a stubborn person. Okay, stop laughing. But something about the woman's attitude ramped me up to dig in my heels so hard I expected the stone floor to split under me.

"No," I said.

Syd is home for a well-deserved Christmas break and the whole family has gathered for a happy holiday. But when Harry shows up to tell his daughters their paternal grandmother wants to meet them, Syd and Meira eagerly leave for the demon plane with a mix of excitement and nerves. Their long-delayed family reunion is really a disguise for political games that put both of their lives at risk, forcing the Hayle sisters to fight for the status they've been granted by the woman who Rules everything, and wants what she can't have—Syd.