The Mortal Thread

Three years ago, fox spirit Lily White discovered Jake Lane had once saved her life—on the very day she failed to ascend. To repay the debt, she stays by his side, granting his every wish, even as others mock her as a clingy sycophant and Jake himself barely acknowledges her. But Lily endures it all for one reason: to complete 100 good deeds for him and finally ascend to immortality.