“Obsidian Slasher: A Burnished Wings Novella”

Obsidian Slasher: A Burnished Wings Novella is a 26,200-word dark paranormal romance set in the "Burnished Wings" universe. This steamy romantasy masterfully blends the "guardian and charge" and "opposites attract" tropes within a celestial underworld. It’s a story of a serene white angel missionary and the infamous, scarred executioner hired to protect her, exploring redemption, the corruption of power, and whether love can be a path to salvation or the final, damnable sin in the rain-drenched, violent streets of Hell.

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Inspired by her friend’s hard-won happiness, Luna, a gentle white angel, volunteers for a missionary tour in Hell, seeking new purpose after her mission on Earth. However, her serene light quickly turns out to be a target for local predators. After a dark alley ambush nearly breaks her, salvation comes from a terrifying silhouette: Machlon, the legendary Obsidian Slasher: an executioner with wings blacker than pitch and a cleaver that speaks the only law he knows.

Forced into an uneasy alliance by Commandant Vance’s celestial bureaucracy, Luna is assigned the Slasher as her official guardian in Hell. Machlon is brutal, silent, and scarred by a past where he was forced to mercy-kill his own parents. Meanwhile, Luna is empathy incarnate, determined to see the soul behind the sins. In the steam-filled baths and atop volcanic peaks overlooking the hellish realms, their forbidden chemistry ignites—a fragile, electric connection between absolute light and utter darkness.

But the Afterworld thrives on schemes. Luna’s celestial superior and ex-boyfriend, Felician, seethes with disdain, working to sever their bond. Moreover, the sadistic syndicate lord, Nestor, who orchestrated Machlon’s childhood torment, sees Luna as the perfect bait to get the Obsidian Slasher’s attention, who was once of his best students. As gossip twists the story and rigged fights test their trust, Luna and Machlon must confront a devastating truth: their growing love makes them each other’s greatest vulnerability.

When Nestor launches a final, brutal gambit, Machlon is faced with an impossible choice. To save the angel who has begun to lighten his shadows, must he become the monster she fears?

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Obsidian Slasher: A Burnished Wings Novella is a dark, passionate tale of forbidden love and redemption. Luna’s innocence, purity, and courage collide with Machlon’s fearless fighter persona, creating a guardian‑charge bond that burns with irresistible chemistry. Their dynamic embodies the thrill of an alpha protector and a heroine with agency, daring to reach the soul behind the scars. This novella delivers dangerous intimacy, high emotional stakes, and the intoxicating promise that even the fallen can be healed through passion. It is recommended to read after the Burnished Wings Trilogy.

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