Can love survive when death lurks around every corner and the whole country thinks you’re a murderer?

Finn Hawthorne, the traitorous Blackheart Finn, Butcher of Belkain, crazed serial murderer who kills without remorse has a plan: find the person framing him, exact his revenge, and return to the man he loves.

Theo, the prestigious Captain Hayes of the Militia has been tasked with hunting down the man who abandoned him two years ago. Yet, with the number of Blackheart’s victims increasing, frequent Shunha ambushes taking their toll, and incidents with malicious spirits on the rise, Theo finds it impossible to track down his missing “criminal” lover. That is, until the two reunite at the scene of the crime Finn has supposedly committed. And Theo won’t let Finn slip from his grasp.

To unmask the traitor, the two must set aside their past grievances, forcing Theo to face what Finn has become in his pursuit of retribution. Visiting the past may reveal clues as to who this traitor truly is, but the cost might be more than either ever expected to pay. Dark plots, deep wounds, and a secret that threatens to drive Finn to the brink of insanity stands in their way. But through it all, can two lost souls rekindle their old flame and clear Finn’s name, or will someone from their pasts tear them apart?