What happens when the person you’d burn the world for forgets you entirely?

When Xaraan sacrifices himself to destroy an archdevil he once made a pact with, his soul is cast into Hell. But his husband, Kyarlin, refuses to let death be the end. He descends into Hell to reclaim the soul of the man he loves, only to find Xaraan transformed into Suneelon, a devil bound to Astaroth’s will and stripped of all memory.

As Kyarlin navigates a war-torn underworld rife with political manipulation, infernal monstrosities, and damned souls, he must decide whether to save who Xaraan was—or love who Suneelon has become.

In an unforgiving hellscape where love is weakness, souls are currency, memory is fractured, and obsession is power, Kyarlin’s devotion may be either salvation or damnation.

We Were Men Once is a dark romantic fantasy inspired by Dante's Inferno and Orpheus and Eurydice (with a D&D quest-style story).

/!\ Although this is a sequel, it can be read as a standalone.