A gripping romantic suspense laced with sizzling tension, tender vulnerability, and a maze of secrets that unravel with every heartbeat. Malachi The First Advocate, leader of the new tomorrow. That’s who I am, or at least, that’s what the Cult of Creatio believes. A cult that’s haunted me since childhood. They kidnapped one sister, tormented the other, and faked my brother’s death before holding him captive for eight years. They made me lose the love of my life, Rose. She’s back now, crashing into my life and wanting a second chance. How can I forgive the girl who left me when I stayed behind to protect my family? I sacrificed my freedom, my future... for them. I couldn’t let Rose distract me, not now when I finally have a plan to take down the cult. But with each smile, each soft touch, I’m reminded of the hope I thought I lost. Hope for freedom, for love, for a life of my own I’ve been fighting for. Rose I fell in love with Malachi James when I was fifteen, but he kept secrets I didn’t understand. We had a plan to leave, to escape the life that trapped us. But Malachi sabotaged it, staying behind while I ran. I moved on, but he... he became trapped in the very world he hated. I didn’t understand why he had to stay then. Now I do. He had no choice. I abandoned the love of my life to fight a force I didn’t even know existed. He has every right to hate me, to never want to see me again. But now that I understand the darkness he’s been fighting, I couldn't walk away again.