The Inferi most far removed from happiness, Arlo Milori hides it well. A god forsaken by his own pantheon out of callousness, a man starved for a connection, he has given up on finding his Keeper or the relic that will lead her to him. But when a woman that inflames every sense he has walks into his life, he can't help but hope she is the reason for his tenure as an Inferi. Beautiful, sexy, wild and Goth, she is everything he has ever wanted in a woman, and more. A chance encounter leaves him partially awakened, and sure she is his, with just one problem. She is his enemy, and both the woman and his relic are in the hands of Marrow Industries' CEO, Nathan Danvers. Convincing her they were meant to be is going to be life altering for both of them. A woman bent on revenge, her self-worth skewed by circum- stance, she can't wrap her head around why anyone would treat her like a many cherished thing. She cannot understand why Arlo is so focused on her, and when time starts to run out, will he pay the ultimate price and lose her, or have her in his bed and in his arms for all time? After all, the Inferi were each promised a love for the ages... and Arlo will stand for nothing less ever again.