Bound

In "Bound," mage Alex Verus finds himself ensnared in a desperate situation, forced back into the service of his tyrannical former master, Richard Drakh. Despite years of freedom from Drakh's dark influence, Alex must now once again work for him and his deadly associate to protect his friends from harm. The stakes escalate further when Alex is compelled to bring the life mage Anne into this perilous servitude alongside him. Having endured weeks of being hunted and cornered to what he believed was his final stand, Alex's life is unexpectedly spared—but at a price far greater than he could have imagined. As a diviner, Alex is accustomed to seeing paths and possibilities, yet in this chilling predicament, he can foresee no escape, leaving him trapped in a web of dark magic, loyalty, and impossible choices that threaten to consume him entirely.