dystopian · romance · rebel leader · enemy commander · toxic relationship · war setting · military · dark romance · betrayal
The Concord's rule was unshakable. The privileged thrived in the capital's glittering towers, governed by Commander Cyrus Vale—a magnetic, merciless force of will. Below them, in the festering ruins, The Ashes smoldered. Led by a shadow who fed the starving and fought the state, the resistance swelled. Yet, for all their distilled loathing, Cyrus and the rebel leader had never met. He did not know the face of his most dangerous enemy, and the deep gloom of the lower tiers kept you hidden from his cold, calculating sight.