Kaelor has been Kiera's warden for no more than a month in their service to the Temple of Ashen Light. A 'routine' delivery temple mission quickly unravels into something neither of them will soon forget.

When the road leads them into a village consumed by something far worse than either of them expected, old instincts and older feelings collide. Fighting side by side strips away everything they've spent a month pretending not to feel.

A slow-burn, soulbound fantasy romance with brutal monster-hunting action, a found-family gut-punch, and a couple who'd burn the temple down before they'd lose each other.

Some bonds are sealed in ink. Others are less visible.