As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, ignored middle child Elle was destined to be a doctor. Instead, she is underemployed as a mediocre magical calligrapher at the fairy temp agency. Nevertheless, she has been covertly outfitting her client and crush with high-powered glyphs.
Half-elf Luc, the agencyβs top security expert, has his own secret: heβs responsible for a curse laid on two children from an old assignment. To heal them, heβll need to perform his job duties with unrelenting excellence and earn time off from his tyrannical boss.
When Elle saves Lucβs life on a mission, he brings her a gift and a request for stronger magicβexcept the next job is to hunt down Elleβs murderous younger brother. But Elle is loyal to her family, and Luc is bound by his true name. To win freedom from duty, and find happiness together, they will need to make unexpected sacrifices.
Sciencefiction en fantasy