How can love survive amid vengeance and secrets?
Ceras has spent the last five years plotting his escape from the Grotto, a mountaintop prison run by the sadistic Lord Tyre. Kept for his skills as a gem cutter—and a mage—Ceras's enchanted jewels are in high demand by the nobility. And even more so by Lord Tyre, who seeks to bring all those with such talents under his control. Ceras cannot work his escape plan alone. He needs someone strong and skilled enough to help him—and more importantly, someone he can trust. Unfortunately, trust is in short supply in the Grotto. Until Ceras sees the fierce, grey-eyed warrior who's dumped into the pit and thinks he might have just found his man.
Charged with the murder of his noble lover, Ralven is sentenced to life in Tyre's mountaintop prison. As his late lover's bodyguard, Ralven had spent his life protecting his lord. And now, falsely accused of his murder, Ralven has vowed to avenge his death. His only clue: Lord Tyre's seal on a box containing an onyx choker, which was found around his lover's neck. And being sent to the Grotto is the first step in Ralven's plan for revenge. He has no intention of helping the gemsmith escape. His only goal is to get close to Lord Tyre—the man he suspects of killing his lover. But first he must survive Tyre's brutal prison melees, and he can't do that without Ceras's help. And Ceras, despite his desperate desire for freedom, can't deny his growing love for the fierce, powerful warrior. But most of all, Ceras fears what will happen when Ralven learns it was he who crafted the deadly onyx choker...
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