Every night for 83 nights, Evan Reed dreams of a black serpent coiling around him. Then, in a client meeting, he sees its golden eyes in CEO Adrian Mercer's face. Evan is the Dream Anchor—the only one who can hold Adrian's humanity through his deadly Black Molt. Yet love has been disguised as need, freedom as protection. Severing the bond means watching Adrian fall. So Evan must choose: stay... or let him go?