Alora Undaniosis has lived an age. She has seen gods rise and fall, survived countless wars, and witnessed planets destroy themselves. But she's tired, and Alora wants more from life. Craves the one thing she can never have—mortality. Marcus Denegred lives on borrowed time. His days are spent working on the farms of the Complex, haunted by the sins of his past. He dreams of nothing but death, the day that he is finally set free from the shackles that imprison him. She wants to live. He wants to die. Their connection is instant, all-consuming ... and forbidden. But when the choice is between duty and desire, head and heart, can there ever be a chance for love to prevail?