Ungrateful Elves, One Ruthless Serpent

Corin saves three wounded sprites—Aon, Dó, and Trí—but they soon fall for his brother Julian and scheme to force him to hand them over. Corin answers by swapping them for Julian’s snake-woman Vesper, then enters a sham marriage in exchange for 5% of the family company. When the wedding descends into chaos, he leaves the country with Vesper. After Julian pushes the business into turmoil, Corin comes back, takes over, and permanently overturns the family balance of power.