A love bathed in blood. Passion born from pain. Bond forged in blood. Love born from darkness. Two hearts driven by revenge, forged in anger, now beat for one another. "I'll love you till the end of time and then I'll kill you." ------------ Xavier Stones, the enigmatic third prince of the Stones Kingdom. A man consumed in darkness and shrouded in shadows. Haunted by the brutal deaths of his mother and sister, he has but one goal: seek revenge on his father, with the lover by his side. But fate intervenes when he discovers that the woman he swore to kill holds his heart in her grasp. Alexia lives in a male-dominated world where women are seen as mere tools for marriage. She has survived a life on the run through theft, deceit, hard labor, and disguising herself as a boy to protect her younger brother. As a guard in the palace, she crosses paths with Xavier. As secrets of her past and an overwhelming darkness consume her, Alexia must rely on Xavier. Yet she discovers that the man she has grown to love is the source of all her suffering. Can she accept such a cruel twist of fate? Two sworn enemies, driven by revenge and bound by love, must face the shadows of their past and the demons of their present. As they uncover truths, harness powers and confront death. Will their love be their salvation or will they be the death of each other? DARE TO DELVE INTO THE HEART OF A DEMON.