The world is black and white until you meet your soulmate. It's been like this for eternity. Cassandra Mercy has watched as her siblings and closest friends have found their forever person. They try to describe the world with color to her but she won't truly know until it's her turn. But after a terrible accident, Cassandra dies. Her friends and family are grieving the loss. Meanwhile Cassandra's life is just starting. She wakes up in the afterlife, which is full of colors she's only heard about. A handsome man stands in front of her, his eyes wide in shock. It turns out her soulmate is actually Death. And he is furious. William Reaper is the most feared man. Life on Earth dreads the day they meet him and the afterlife is ruled at his feet. He is busy running the rules of death and doesn't have time for love, sex, and especially not a soulmate. But rules are rules. And Cassandra belongs to him just as much as he belongs to her. As much as Cassandra can see that William scared everyone, she can also see how much he cares. She watches as he guides every soul into the afterlife gently and uses his reputation to bend the rules to help others. William starts to see that Cassandra fits perfectly in his life. She's not afriad of him and treats him kindly. She also adores every soul that walks in his domain. Together, they teach each other and learn about their different lives. But even they can't stop their love and danger that's about to collide and possibly ruin everything...