Seraphina Veyr has spent her life being judged by the expectations attached to her family name. Sent to Ravenscar under the cold supervision of Lord Caspian Veyr, she expects another lesson in discipline and another quest designed to prove she is too unstable, emotional, or inconvenient to be trusted with power. Instead, she crosses paths with Cael. He is a dangerous fighter with High Fae blood, a complicated past, and a mission that keeps pulling him toward enemies powerful enough to hide between realms. Their partnership begins with necessity. Seraphina possesses abilities and connections Cael needs, while Cael understands dangers her tutors never prepared her to face. Searching for Malrec and the secrets surrounding a stolen power carries them through unpredictable fae territories where gifts can become traps, food can bind the unwary, and every promise has teeth. Attraction complicates an alliance already burdened by lies. Seraphina is tired of being treated like a problem other people must manage. Cael is used to surviving by keeping parts of himself hidden. The closer they come to the truth, the harder it becomes to separate revenge from justice and inherited duty from chosen loyalty. Ancient magic is moving beneath their path, and the oath binding Cael to his hunt could consume the future Seraphina is finally learning to claim. To survive, they will need more than power. They will need to trust each other in a world where trust is the easiest weapon to turn against them. Some vows demand blood. Their hardest choice may be deciding which promise deserves to survive.
Seraphina Veyr has spent her life being judged by the expectations attached to her family name. Sent to Ravenscar under the cold supervision of Lord Caspian Veyr, she expects another lesson in discipline and another quest designed to prove she is too unstable, emotional, or inconvenient to be tru...