Description

Duty requires him to protect his people and eliminate the enemy, but love has other plans.

Captain Halem was only a boy when the Breakers invaded Berush, but he has harbored hatred for them ever since. They are his enemies-enemies he has trained his entire career to defeat. When a company of Breakers ambushes him at a spring, he wreaks vengeance without hesitation until a fiery warrior with midnight eyes faints at his feet.

Tasked with a dangerous mission, Obsidian must succeed, no matter the cost. As a member of a mercenary tribe, death would be preferable to failing to fulfill a contract. Injured and alone, she perseveres, with only one stubborn Berushese soldier standing in her way.

Near death when he finds her, Halem must choose to help Obsidian or lose the only chance he has to discover the Breakers' plans. Barely able to communicate due to their language barrier, her blatant pragmatism and his rigid views of honor make clashes inevitable. Can two people from such different backgrounds ever come to an understanding, or will their opposing loyalties require the ultimate sacrifice?

Surrounded by lies, treachery, and murder, Obsidian and Halem must decide who they can trust, or they will lose everything.