The Oath of the Dead Shadows (#1)

Mora All that Mora Ernalin dreams of is to leave her hometown. But after going to a club one night, she meets the mysterious Rathbone. His unnatural paleness and secretive smile captivate the girl... And then he witnesses the arrest of her mother for magical crimes, and Mora, who knew nothing of magic, doesn’t understand what to do now. But when Rathbone's father, the king of the Blood House, offers to help Mora rescue her mother from prison, she agrees. Even if it means she has to search for an ancient magical artifact and trade one golden cage for another… Rathbone Rathbone doesn't remember his past life because he is dead. But then he meets her… His father orders Rathbone to accompany the girl, who doesn’t even suspect that she possesses magic. But how can he continue to remain cold and calculating when Mora is the very light that could bring him back to life?