Characters
- Leslie – the protagonist. She has recently been through traumatic events and is struggling to regain control of her life.She choses to get a tattoo that ties her to Irial.This tattoo brings unexpected changes
- Irial – Faerie King of the Dark Court. He is connected to Leslie by the ink exchange in order to feed his emotion-hungry court of dark fey. He ends up falling in love with her and giving his court to Niall.
- Niall – Faerie who previously served Irial and the Dark Court, but left them after it was revealed to him that his touch left mortals hooked on his skin and instead became an adviser to the Summer king. He watches over Leslie, and comes to love her, though he knows he shouldn't. He ends up leaving the Summer Court in an attempt to save Leslie and becomes the Dark King. He is a Gancanagh.
- Gabriel – Irial's "left hand" and trusted enforcer. The father of Rabbit, Ani, and Tish, he is forever loyal to Irial and is known for his violent methods of subduing rebellions in the dark fey.He is the leader of the hounds which everyone but bananach are terrified of.
- Aislinn – The Summer Queen and a friend of Leslie's. She is concerned about Leslie's involvement with the faeries.
- Seth – Aislinn's boyfriend. He used to dislike Leslie because of her connection to her older brother Ren, but tries to guide Leslie to talk to Aislinn about her problems once he realises she has nothing in common with her brother.
- Keenan – The Summer King and Aislinn's consort.
- Rabbit – The tattoo artist that carries out the Ink Exchange between Leslie and Irial. He is Gabriel's son, and half human. Irial protects him against the wrath of the less tolerant Dark fey.
- Bananach - The embodiment of war and in Irial's court. She tries to entice Niall into overthrowing Irial and start her war.She is the twin of order. She is always giving Gabriel trouble.
- Tish - Rabbit's sister, Gabriel's daughter, and half human. Between herself and Ani, she is the responsible sister.
- Ani - The irresponsible, rebellious sister that is able to feed by tasting human blood. Irial finds her interesting and potentially helpful.
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