Thank God the Candles Never Lit

Celandine, daughter of the Radiance family, endures six failed trials to light the cold candles so she can marry Gabriel, and each attempt leaves her gravely injured. Before the seventh trial, she discovers that every “accident” was a trap set by her fiancé to appease his mistress, Mary. Turning the demon-blood obsidian against Gabriel, Celandine strips him of his divine power, publicly exposes his betrayal, and ends their engagement. When Gabriel’s obsession turns violent, her family and the yo