Follow the Rules. Stay Alive. It was that simple...right?Desti Anderson grew up after the rapture. After millions of lost souls were left on a desolated Earth. The planet was now plagued with disease, famine, and demons. With every society, rebirth happens. Desti was born in the Land of Mors (Land of Death) and knew no other reality. Her faction kept the demons out and the people alive, but at what cost? What was the point of living in a world where love was forbidden? Was it worth it?Desperate for deliverance from the clutches of her Hell, Desti breaks out of her city--under the reign of the controlling demons--and ventures into the forbidden Wastelands, to rescue her best friend Tate. But on her adventure, she soon discovers something that may give her a chance to save more than just her friend.The Lux, legend to be the most powerful artifact in the world, sent by the angels themselves, hidden somewhere among the wicked and the damned. It was just a myth. A story that was forbidden to talk about, but that doesn't stop Tate and Desti from searching for it. In the city of Mors, something was coming for them. Something evil. Something twisted. Something that wanted to cause torment and pain. The Lux may very well be their only way to escape from that fate.But Desti isn't the only one searching for the Light of the angels, and when she and Tate venture too far into the Wastelands, enemies are made and the last thing she expected was to actually meet the king of Hell. He wants power. He wants her blood. He will do anything to gain his control. Desti must battle the evil king while battling her growing feelings toward Tate--love is forbidden after all, and such a crime in this world could send you to Hell.Their time was running out. They are almost twenty-one. Once someone turns twenty-one, they can be offered to the demons and receive the mark, promising their soul to the king of Hell forever.