In a world teetering on the edge of darkness, Alexei Markov was the name whispered in dread. With wavy black hair, mismatched eyes—one a piercing green, the other icy blue—and a back scarred and inked with the stories of his battles, he was the embodiment of danger. A master manipulator and notorious womanizer, Alexei drew people in, only to leave them in ruins.

But she was different.

The warrior of light was a force of defiance and purity, everything Alexei despised yet couldn’t resist. To her, he was a shadow; to him, she was a fire he couldn’t extinguish.

Their paths were destined to cross, a collision of light and darkness that would change them both forever.