Holly Okeanos is alone, held against her will by the immortal that destroyed her people. Desperate for revenge, she vows to fight until her last breath to regain her freedom. The beast inside Ares must feed. His family knows darkness lies within him and they equally fear and hate him for it, but he's the first they call when the Olympus throne is threatened. He's struggled to control the bloodlust since the dawn of time, but only carnage sates the monster within. With an escalating rebellion and a resurrected Scarab to defeat, Ares doesn't have time to deal with his infuriatingly beautiful captive, whose mere presence strangely calms the beast and settles his mind. She detests the very air he breathes, but he finds himself assailed by feelings that haven't surfaced in over a millennia. Could Holly be the woman to finally quiet the beast inside him?