Mae has lived her entire life as prey. In the shattered remains of a galaxy ruled by the Council, the branded “Trash-Class” are sold, experimented on, or discarded like broken machinery. When Mae is collared, dragged through a slave auction, and labeled defective merchandise, she knows this is how her story ends. But then the walls explode. Five shadows descend through fire and chaos-warriors out of nightmare and myth. Ashar, with molten-gold eyes and clawed hands that move like death itself. Kaine, rage and metal wrapped in scarred flesh. Sethis, a rune-carved hacker-devil who smiles like every secret belongs to him. Riven, quiet and lethal, wings of broken light shielding her from the storm. And Lucien, a whispering phantom whose chains bleed into the mind. They don’t save her. They claim her. Dragged into their world of rebellion and ruin, Mae discovers a truth she’s spent her life running from: the Council isn’t hunting her because she’s broken. They’re hunting her because she’s the fracture-a living anomaly capable of rewriting reality itself. The only question is whether she was born to heal the universe… or end it. Ashar is the one she can’t escape. His touch is both sanctuary and threat, his gaze a promise of something darker than protection. He doesn’t want her obedience. He wants her truth. And in his arms, Mae feels the terrifying spark of something she’s never known: belonging. But love in this world is a weapon. With every step closer to the Fallen Five, Mae unravels the secrets buried in her blood-and the galaxy begins to crack. Loyalties fracture. Powers awaken. And beneath it all, an ancient prophecy whispers that the reset of all worlds has begun. Can she trust the five monsters who claimed her heart as much as her life? Or will loving them be the first step to destroying everything? One girl. Five broken gods. A power that could shatter creation. The galaxy doesn’t want Mae alive. But the Fallen Five won’t let her die.

Eliza Vance lives for the truth. As a relentless journalist, she follows a trail of hidden ledgers and buried secrets to the door of Vincenzo Belladonna, the man whispered about as Il Maestro. His empire rules the city from the shadows, built on wealth, blood, and a power few dare to challenge. She expected a monster. Instead, she finds a man as magnetic as he is dangerous, a predator who sees through her disguises and dares her to play his game. Every secret she uncovers pulls her deeper into his world, where desire cuts as sharply as betrayal and survival depends on knowing when to surrender. The story Eliza wanted could shatter the city. The man she can’t resist might shatter her. And in a world where trust is fatal, temptation may be the most dangerous weapon of all.

Selene has spent her life hunting the very creatures she now finds herself entangled with. A skilled tracker with a haunted past, she’s determined to uncover the truth behind her family's disappearance, a truth she believes lies within the elusive world of werewolves. Dante, an exiled alpha with a shadowed lineage, is a man of honor and secrets. Framed for crimes he didn't commit, he now walks a path of redemption, protecting his pack from threats both internal and external. When Selene is assigned to capture Dante, believing him to be responsible for recent attacks, their worlds collide in a storm of distrust and undeniable attraction. Forced to join forces to uncover the true culprits, they navigate a treacherous path filled with betrayal, passion, and the haunting question: can love truly bridge the divide between hunter and hunted?