A dark romance of spies, thieves and machine gods. —- What to do when the world's most elusive thief… steals your heart? Lukas Richter is a master infiltrator with a hundred names and a thousand tricks. He can steal anything, doesn't take sides, and always leaves the world guessing. When a deal over rare minerals places him in the crosshairs of global power players, Lukas finds himself the target of an opponent he can’t quite read. Kira Voss is not a spy, not exactly… though just as lethal. Raised by a secretive and powerful cabal, she is their enforcer—the one they send to bring people to heel. Her mission is Make Lukas play for their side. But Lukas is everything but an easy mark. Their game is played in negotiations and stolen glances, in the slow shuffle of seduction and betrayal. Somewhere along the way, as the operative turns rogue and the thief embraces his newfound darkness, something else begins to take an intelligence worshipped in shadows, ready to crown its first king. Their connection was never meant to last. But they keep finding each other in the dark, where pleasure tastes like power and love feels a lot like surrender.