Haunted by the scars of a painful past, Hazel a young waitress in the city has sworn off love. To her, love is nothing but betrayal, abandonment, and hurt. With every broken piece of her heart, she builds a wall no one could climb… until he walked in.Damien is no ordinary man. A billionaire cloaked in mystery, with a face carved from stone and eyes that hide centuries of secrets, he carries no warmth, no laughter only shadows. Women swoon over him, yet he never spares them a glance. He didn’t come for love. He came for a mission: to find the prophesied mate whose blood holds the power to restore balance to the cursed underworld kingdom he left behind.But fate plays its cruel tricks.The moment Damien meets Hazel, the unthinkable happens he feels. Something awakens in him, something he thought long dead. As their worlds collide, so do their hearts. Hazel, despite her fears, begins to fall for the one man who was never meant to love. And Damien, once heartless and bound by duty, finds himself defying the ancient laws of his people just to protect her.Now hunted by creatures of the dark and betrayed by those closest to him, Damien must risk everything to keep Hazel alive even if it means war. For the first time in his immortal life, love isn’t a weakness. It’s his reason to fight.But can love survive when destiny demands blood?