Summary
Chapter 0 The Fake Bride Offered to the Snake God When the village sent me into the Serpent Lair, Priest Malo warned me three times. “The Snake God hates liars most of all.” I nodded, the Black Lotus Medicine that would keep my little brother alive hidden in my sleeve. From deep within the Serpent Lair came the sound of scales scraping against stone. A pale, beautiful face emerged from the darkness. He stared at me for a long time. Then, suddenly, he smiled. “It’s you again.” My heart turned cold. “Do we know each other?” He reached out and pinched my chin, his fingertips icy. “We do.” “The last time you died, you asked me the very same thing.”