The Final Masquerade

The winter solstice. The darkest day, the longest night.

Every year the solstice heralds the return of the masquerade ball. Fae and human dance and drink and make merry, so long as they remain masked. But there's a darker side to this night. Should a guest lose their mask, their life is forfeit, cursed to dance forever for the entertainment of the masquerade's cold and cruel fae host.

Ever since he was a boy, Brice LeChoix's mother had warned him of the terrible fae. But it wasn't the fae who...