Behind Bars

The city of Dolana has kept itself free from demonic rule at a high cost: interrogating and spying on its own citizens and reporting suspicious activity to the Inquisition. As an innkeeper, Pelerin does his part--after all, he lost his beloved wife to demons, leaving him to raise their son on his own.

When his now-adult son starts to question what Pel has done to keep them safe, he begins to re-examine the past. And when a stranger comes to stay at his inn, the three of them (and one cat) are drawn into a chain of events that force Pel to confront where his priorities truly lie.

A queer fantasy dystopian M/NB enemies-to-lovers story. Pel wants nothing more than to keep his son safe from demons, but when a stranger comes to town, Pel realizes he might need a demon to help keep his son safe from humans.