Love can last a thousand lifetimes when youâre an Immortal... or so they thought.
Whatâs become of the Immortal Darius? His wife, Stella, worries about his fate as she rules over their city-state of Deminon, especially when she learns heâs been the victim of treachery. Sheâll do anything to get him back.
Enslaved as a traitor to Rome, Darius is forced to fight gladiators as part of the funeral rites of powerful Romans. His years of experience on the battlefield serve him well in the arenaâuntil heâs forced to fight Marcusâa younger, stronger gladiator who is unaware of his own immortality.
Sure heâs about to suffer a defeat by the hand of Marcus, Darius is forced to make a decision that will change his future and Stellaâsâpreserve his essence by allowing his body to die so that he can live on in Marcus. His two-thousand years of memories and life experiences should be powerful enough to overcome the essence of the untested Immortal. Allow him to return to Stella and resume their life together, even if she wonât immediately recognize him.
But Marcus isnât giving up so easily. Especially when he meets Stella.
Will Marcus help Darius take revenge on the one whose deceit led to his arrest on charges of treason? Or will Dariusâ essence slowly be subsumed, the memories of his nearly two-thousand-year lifespanâand of Stellaâfading away in the mind of Marcus?
These Immortals once had all the time in the world. Now itâs suddenly of the essence.