Darjhian healer Aru has been in exile for eight hundred years,
barred from the Deathless Land and parted from his wife. Now fallen
from grace and no longer immortal, he can never return to her. Yet
he cleaves to his marriage vow and holds himself apart from
everyoneespecially Viera, the former prostitute whose sexual energy
provides the power needed for his healing work. Viera isnt
interested in fighting temptation. She wants Aru. He wants her.
What could be simpler? After three frustrating months working with
him, her need for him has reached the breaking point. He claims he
can never touch a woman again, but Viera isnt the type to take no
for an answer. Over four glorious nights, she shows Aru everything
hes denied himself for eight centuries. But a shadow hangs over
their passion. Aru is keeping secrets about the nature of his
mortality. And now he faces a terrible choice Break Vieras heart,
or risk destroying her with the knowledge of what he truly
is.