In the blood-soaked shadows of history, the Dark One carved her path across continents, leaving devastation in her wake. For twelve centuries, the hollow where Meiren's heart once beat demanded endless feeding—until a stranger with violet eyes and shadows at his command dared to see beyond her hunger.

As Constantinople burns around them, two immortal beings who should be enemies find unexpected connection. Kai, sent by the Silver Queen to destroy chaos incarnate, instead glimpses purpose within destruction, patterns within bloodshed. The Dark One, driven by insatiable hunger, discovers something the hollow cannot consume—the possibility of choice.

Spanning centuries of secret meetings and dangerous bargains, "The Price of Power" reveals the untold story of how shadow fell in love with flame, and how love itself became the most dangerous power of all—one worth any sacrifice.