: A stone-cold dragon shifter mercenary with a dark, abusive past that has left him emotionally detached.

When Starla’s friend goes missing, she is forced to team up with her nemesis, Mars, to conduct a rescue mission. To remain undercover, they embark on a , forcing them to navigate their intense, "psychopathic" attraction and the secrets Starla is desperate to keep. Key Characters

: Used as a cover for their undercover mission.

: The protagonists transition from mutual distrust and "hate" to vulnerability and love.

Starla is a human witch living under a magical disguise to hide her true nature as a "dragon-marked" woman—a rare human capable of bearing shifter children. Her world collides with , the chief enforcer for the Dragon King of Seattle, who is obsessed with her and believes she has cursed him.