What would you do if the woman of your dreams entered your life at the worst time of hers? That's the question that plagues Amiron's mind the minute he lays eyes on Demetria. Demetria is fresh out of a relationship with a man who bad talked her and her weight making her not ready to jump back head over hills in love again. However, Amiron doesn't give up that easy. He makes a promise to himself that the woman he has dubbed his Black Goddess will be his. Trouble arises when Amiron's family disapproves of Demetria without thoroughly explaining why. Amiron and Demetria are both troubled souls with a connection that goes deeper than what lies on the surface. Though their love is forbidden there is nothing that can keep one away from the other. Not even the threat of death.