A priest whose prayers can bend evil. A fallen angel who doesn’t believe in faith. In a city overrun by demons, salvation is a lie—and temptation wears a perfect face.In the city of Saint Dismas, demons don’t fear priests—they devour them. But Father Zikiel "Zain" Marius is not like other priests. His prayers bend evil to his will, and no darkness has ever withstood his faith.Until Lucian.He appears one evening, perfection carved into human form, leaning against the altar with a cigarette in hand. A stranger dressed in black, too beautiful, too indifferent. Zain knows immediately—he is unholy."What is a demon doing in the house of God?"Lucian exhales slowly, his voice low and almost amused. “You ask me?” A smirk, a flick of ashes onto sacred ground. “I hunt them. The only difference between us, priest? I don’t waste my time praying.”Their beliefs should make them enemies. But as Zain battles the rising darkness in Saint Dismas, he finds himself drawn to the fallen angel—a dangerous pull he can’t explain.Lucian is brutal. Faithless. Perfect. And as he turns to leave, his voice lingers in the air like a whispered sin.“Tell me, priest… do you pray as hard as you sin?”