In the year 2200, Earth is governed by the Federation of Arkhe, a totalitarian regime whose doctrine outlaws the technological augmentation of humans.

At first glance, computer engineer Kiara Vale has it all. But behind closed doors, she’s fighting a losing battle against the emptiness left behind by her father’s passing, the complicated attraction to her best friend Lucas and the anxiety that comes with raising her teenage brother Theo alone. Then, one evening, a dangerous secret from her father’s past resurfaces. A secret which threatens to devastate not only Kiara and her brother but could deliver a fatal blow to the heart of the Federation.

Little does Kiara know that, when tragedy finally strikes, she’ll find herself bound to the very man whose survival depends on her annihilation. A soldier of death, who serves as his Master’s lethal blade. A creature of the shadows whose fractured soul yearns for the woman he knows only from a photograph…

Kiara Vale. His sole companion. His darkest obsession.

• Totalitarian government

• High-stakes storyline

• Dystopian vibes

• Tech cults

• Friends to lovers

• Obsession (“Touch her and you die”)

• Forbidden love

• Strong FMC

• Protective golden retriever MMC + tormented anti-hero MMC (next book is going to be why choose)

• Inner conflict (he hates that he wants her)