In a world where desire defies the rules and touch is a luxury, Alitus, an enhanced human known as a Better, navigates a maze of deceit. As Minister of Imperial Intelligence, he's tasked by the Empress to uncover whether her friend's lover is unfaithful. But the truth is far more complicated—Wulf, the human Alitus secretly loves, is the man at the center of the scandal.
As Alitus delves deeper into his "investigation," he's ensnared in a web of desire and deception. He and Wulf must hide their passionate affair, but when the Empress reveals her immortality and demands proof of Alitus's loyalty, a perilous game ensues where every touch could expose their secret.
With the weight of the empire on his shoulders, Alitus must thread a treacherous path of love and betrayal. In a world that forbids their connection, he risks everything to embrace the man who makes him feel alive.
Erotic MM SciFi Romance with forbidden love, an arranged pairing, and a lover whose simple touch addicts (illicit affair, fake relationship that's not all that fake).
Contains explicit scenes of tantric sex. Not for readers of "clean and sweet" romance.
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Science Fiction author Kayelle Allen writes stories filled with misbehaving droids, immortal gamers and warriors who purr. She is the author of multiple books, novellas, and short stories, a US Navy veteran, and has been married so long she's tenured. Meet Kayelle and become a Tarthian Empire citizen (and an immortal) and help rule the Empire at KayelleAllen.com/immortality