<blockquote> <p> Three hundred years ago, she sold her soul to a demon. Now she wants it back. </p> </blockquote> <p> For centuries, the woman calling herself Maliha Crayne has lived a second life—as an assassin for the malevolent creature who owns her soul. A haunted killer with the blood of countless victims on her hands, she has finally discovered a way to nullify the demonic pact that chains her: If she saves a life for every one she has taken, she will be free. </p> <p> But if she fails, her punishments will be unspeakable, unendurable . . . and neverending. </p>