Heartbound Beyond the Rift

The stolen core ignites in Evelyn Sable’s hands—and the deadliest man in the Helix Crown opens his eyes with her heartbeat pounding inside his chest. If she removes it, Kade Mercer dies. If she keeps it, they both become hunted. Their pain is shared, their lives are fused, and every touch exposes a weakness neither can afford. Kade was supposed to execute her, but his erased memories are returning—and Evelyn may be chained to the man who caused the city’s ruin. With the Crown tracking the core and preparing to wipe out an entire city’s memories, they must cross a collapsing rift together, even as Kade’s instincts demand he put a weapon to her throat. When the bond gives them only one life to spend, will Evelyn save the enemy who destroyed everything—or let him die and take the truth with him?