BLOOD TIES

Some promises are built to shatter, and some memories are destined to dissolve in the mist of time. While the tide may wash words from the sand, it cannot cleanse the stains of the heart. Some bonds are permanent, and neither time nor oblivion can claim them: the ties of blood that chain you to the past and condemn you in the present.

For Adelaide Graves, blood can be a silent poison. It is the birthright of the wicked, the inheritance of hearts gone rotten-the legacy of those born with darkness woven into their very souls. For years, she has been a victim of the same destruction she carries in her veins. For Wilder Oakes, blood is an overdue debt-it is the iron-scented memory scent of people that that scorched his world to ash and stripped him of everything.

She is the prey running from her past; he is the hunter sworn to destroy it.

In a land where secrets weigh heavier than the snow and love is the most violent form of destruction, Wilder is the hand that should execute her-and Adelaide is the only sin he craves. Bound by a past that demands a sacrifice, both are dragged toward an abyss where mercy is treason and desire is a death sentence. Together they will taste the severity of a devastating truth:

When the past finally catches up to you, it does not seek forgiveness. It comes to claim what it is owed.