Forbidden Hand: Dead Man's Gamble

The chain around Kane’s soul snaps—and a blood-red link yanks him straight into the arms of Evelyn, the ruthless heiress who was never meant to be his ally. The Forbidden Card has chosen them both, binding their lives with one heartbeat and one fatal condition: separate, and they die. Kane was once the city’s deadliest soul-hunter, until his own team betrayed him and stripped him down to a worthless Discard. Now, forced to trust the sharp-tongued heiress he despises, he must use their dangerous bond to reclaim his stolen soul fragments—while every touch fuels their power and exposes the loneliness they both hide. Their first target is Marcus, Kane’s former teammate, who is hiding a soul shard inside a club protected by elite hunters and soul-scanners. If Kane wants revenge, he must risk Evelyn’s life—and if Evelyn wants freedom, she must decide whether to betray the man whose heartbeat is now her own. Will they hunt Marcus together, or become the next souls he erases?