Adrian Vale has always lived on the edge. A paramedic in the rain-soaked streets of Eryndale City, he’s saved countless lives—but fate seems to have a different plan for him. One night, during a catastrophic bridge collapse, death comes calling in a form he could never imagine: Kaelith, a pale, enigmatic reaper whose scythe severs souls with a single strike.
But when Kaelith attempts to claim Adrian’s life, something unprecedented happens—he hesitates. Humans are not meant to defy death, yet Adrian survives. The underworld notices immediately, sending other reapers to correct this breach of fate. Now, Adrian’s life—and his heart—are caught in a dangerous game.
As Kaelith and Adrian navigate a city that hides supernatural threats in every shadow, the lines between hunter and protector blur. Kaelith begins to understand something long forgotten: the human capacity for love, courage, and connection. And Adrian discovers a world where life is fragile, and desire is deadly.
Bound by danger, attraction, and defiance of destiny, they must face the consequences of rewriting fate—before it destroys them both.

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