In a dystopian Unified States, sex and death, blood and love are inextricably, intoxicatingly linked. Eighteen-year-old Zoey Whard has been rescued from the Palace by Commander Jaxon Ryleth. But outside the Palace, they face more challenges and perils as they fight for the resistance, for their freedom and their love. In this electrifying, emotional conclusion to the DARK erotic romance series that started with RAPTURE IN THE DARK, sacrifices will have to be made and the darkest, deadliest desires explored. There is a price to pay for everything, even love.