He made peace with his ghosts—until she walked in and saw the man they left behind. Andre Mackenzie was built in the shadows. A dark, protective alpha with blood on his hands and a heart he swore had stopped beating. Once, love made him human. Loss turned him into a legend in The Kingdom’s underworld—a man feared for his loyalty, and broken by grief. Eve Spaulding has lived her life in the light—wealth, power, and privilege hiding the secret she can’t escape. Blindness is stealing her sight one heartbeat at a time, but when she meets Andre, she discovers a different kind of darkness… one that feels like home. Their worlds should never collide. He’s danger wrapped in devotion. She’s hope wrapped in heartbreak. But when love dares to bloom in the ruins, Andre learns that some promises outlive death—and even through the darkness, love can find its way back to the light.