"Saying I want you would imply I could live without you. I need you. You are the air I breathe. You are the gravity holding me up. You're the only thing keeping me from killing every single one of those mongrels in there. Don't you see? I love you. I love you so much it transcends words. I love you so much it hurts. You're killing me and I'm addicted to the pain." -- A non-human. Another non-human. He rescues her from death. She rescues him from himself. An epic love story? Or an inevitable bloodbath? first book of the mark of azaar trilogy.