His gift connects them.Her touch unlocks their fate.Victor Ruso has been on the run since the night he linked a cursed Immortal and his Guardian, reluctantly forcing his ascension as Guardian Ink Master. Instead of something his loved ones could celebrate, the passing of that mantle destroyed his family. While chasing his next ink high, Victor must now hide from both the Guardian who betrayed his father and an uncle who would kill to steal his gift and secret. But he never counted on fate dropping a dark-haired complication into his tattooed arms.The death of Carmen Solvak's beloved grandmother raises a question she's not ready to answer. Will loneliness be her only fate since their Guardian blood legacy passed her by? Unaware of her dormant power, Carmen captures Victor's soul with a single innocent touch. She struggles against his mysterious pull and the exciting new future he offers. Which path leads to her true purpose; the one Carmen planned, or the one fate just handed to her in the form of a sexy, Guardian Ink Master?