Once, Serein was a Guide—devoted, loyal, and in love. She gave everything to her guild master, believing his promise of marriage when they reached the top.

Instead, she was betrayed. Abandoned in an S-rank gate, left to be devoured by monsters while he escaped with another.

But death was not her end. When she opens her eyes again, it’s the past. Before the guild. Before the lies. Before she became a Guide.

This time, Serein swears to live quietly—an ordinary office job, lazy weekends, and a life far away from Hunters.

She almost succeeded… until a single mistake exposed her powers.

Now, every path she takes draws the gaze of S-rank Hunters.

- Zane, her dangerous new neighbor, the cold guild master who believes Awakeners are more than weapons.

- Kai, the reckless trainee who knows her secret. A foolish but brave soul.

- Sylvan, the relentless CBAA officer who will never let her go.

- Elias, the shining idol who dragged her into the spotlight.

- And Deimos, the enigmatic crime lord of Maledictus, who sees in her a power worth possessing.

Once a forsaken Guide, now the most hunted woman alive.

Will Serein find the peace she craves, or be claimed as prey by the very Hunters she swore to escape?

Only when the footsteps outside the hallway faded into silence did Serein finally allow herself a long, quiet breath of relief.


Yet she knew this was nothing more than a temporary reprieve. If they already had her name, they would certainly return, and next time they would not come so lightly.


But before she could move, the arm coiled around her waist tightened suddenly, burning hot against her skin.


The word was ragged, almost broken, and when Serein tilted her head up in alarm she found Kai's eyes gleamed unnaturally bright, his levo spilling across his skin like restless flames, crackling sparks leaping in the air around him.


He dragged her closer, as if her body were the only cool refuge against the fever consuming him.


Chapter 28 - Burning Hunger