Betrayal: The FMC was betrayed by the MMC at the end of the last book,
and deals with her emotions on this. The series does end with a HEA.
Captivity: The FMC is held captive in the fae court by a deal against her will and
plots to escape. The MMC is reluctantly her jailor.
Cliffhanger: There is a cliffhanger at the end of the novel that leads to the next
book, but the main conflict is resolved.
Death: The FMC is forced to kill two members of her cohort from book one in order to
'prove her loyalty.' She is also forced onto the front lines and has to kill during the battle, though after a while
Eli does the kills for her and makes it look like he did it.
Forced Marriage: Caelum threatens to marry Xyla a few times, and at the end of the
novel, he says he will marry her whether she is willing or not.
Knife to Throat Scenes: The FMC holds a knife to the MMC's throat, but is unable to
go through with killing him because she loves him. Later the MMC, who is forced to obey his brother,
is ordered to hold a knife to his throat while the FMC watches.
Non-Consenual Body Modification: The FMC is given a magical tattoo by
the Night Court that can't be removed.
Physical Violence: The FMC has to undergo training once more and her opponents aim to hurt
her while they fight.
Profanity: The characters occassionally swear.
Rape is Alluded to: This isn't named, but there is a line where she thinks she might have to
have sex with someone, and she thinks how she would never do that. There is another instance where
she doesn't want to share a bed with Eli. He assures her that he would never do anything to her unless she
was willing. She's reassured by this, but she never feared that he would do something like that.
Spice: There are four spice scenes in the novel. Some of the scenes have some kink to them. All
the scenes are consensual and enthusiastic.
Slavery: The MMC was forced to make a binding fae deal to his brother, so he has to obey his brother's every
order. This forces him to be the FMC's jailor and eventually hold a knife to his own throat.
Suicide is Mentioned: The MMC is bound to a deal by his brother. If he were to disobey a direct
order from his brother, he would die. He is willing to do this and thinks a few times how he wishes he had chosen
death over betraying the FMC.
Torture: The FMC is forced to murder two members of cohort from the Day Court in order to
'prove her loyalty.'
Toxic Family Relationships: Xyla's father says how he doesn't want her and blames her mother's
unhappiness on her. Eli's father and his brother consider him a weapon and threaten him when they think
he's not completely under their control. At the end of the novel, they both conspire to kill him so
that Xyla will be loyal and easier to manipulate.
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