Cryos & Jade: Bound - Cryos & Jade, #5

An ancient rite, an eternal curse. Beverly's gargoyle servant has been revealed. Her father, the king, forbids her to keep him, ordering his removal from the castle and from Beverly's life. In angered desperation, Beverly invokes an ancient rite of her ancestors to prevent her father's command. But her rash behavior could be her downfall. What terrible secret does the rite hold? Beverly must find a way to undo it before it consumes her.
But is it already too late? And to what lengths will Cryos go to protect his master? Death is coming for them both in the fifth tale of the Cryos and Jade Saga, Bound.