The Great Alchemists

When a terrible demon threatens to destroy Lael's home, she volunteers to marry him in order to save everyone she loves ... but not before inflicting a powerful curse on her future husband. Now, in her cursed husband's castle on a mountaintop, she resigns herself to a lifetime of isolation and regret. Until a stranger appears at her door. As the Crown Prince of Ganet, Amin acts as an ambassador for his war-torn kingdom. So when a demon blocks the pass his allies need to use, Amin journeys alone to the demon's mountaintop castle, hoping to convince him to let Ganet's allies through. If he fails, his kingdom will fall. But how can he save his kingdom when the only way to open the pass is to kill the demon's lovely wife, Lael? -- While this novella can stand alone, the reader may want to start with The Lady Alchemist for a better reading experience.