Max Valentine is twenty-six, the vocalist, guitarist, and frontman of The Catalysts, always with a drink in hand and someone new on his arm. Standing at five foot eleven, messy platinum-blond hair falls over sharp, half-lidded eyes, framed by piercings, rings, and an effortless rockstar confidence that makes him impossible to ignore. Beneath the chaos and attention, he carries a quiet, persistent ache for the ex-lover he left behind.