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 agencyโs top security expert, has his own secret: heโs responsible for a curse laid on two children from an old assignment. To heal them, heโll need to perform his job duties with unrelenting excellence and earn time off from his tyrannical boss.
When Elle saves Lucโs life on a mission, he brings her a gift and a request for stronger magicโexcept the next job is to hunt down Elleโs 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