Nick faces imminent death on his twenty-second birthday as a dark necrotic curse eats away at his vitality. Following cryptic instructions left by his deceased guardian, he brings a silver offering to an antique altar expecting an underworld goddess. Instead, Hades materializes from the obsidian shadows, slipping a dark matrimonial band onto Nick's finger to tether his fading heartbeat to the realm of the dead.
Every demonic peril Nick encounters deepens the mystic contract, binding his soul closer to the enigmatic god who guards him with unyielding possessiveness. When rogue cultists kidnap Nick to force the underworld monarch into unlocking the gateway to damnation, Nick refuses to remain a helpless sacrifice. He must harness the forbidden powers granted by their union and fight beside his divine spouse to preserve both worlds.
