She lost the man she loved.She summoned a god instead.And he is nothing like the mercy she prayed for. Grief has hollowed Eira down to bone and memory. Her art has turned strange, her dreams full of a presence she can't escape. When her two witch friends attempt a ritual meant to save her, something ancient answers. His name is Noctien-a god born from longing, ruin, and the ache between realms. He offers her power. Purpose. A world beneath the living where the broken go to rest. But he hungers too-for the part of Eira she's never shown anyone. For the fire she keeps buried under scars and silence. As Eira descends into his realm, she discovers: grief can make gods, magic can become desire, and love can reshape the dead. But shadows stir in the depths, whispering of a force that stole Nate-Eira's first love-long before she knew it had a name. Something hungry. Something watching. Something that wants her too. A dark romance of desire, ruin, and rebirth, The Hollow Between is the story of what comes after loss-