Aurelia Moirae crosses the Veil for one reason: to find the magic that might save the brother she has spent years holding together. Nyxarra is not a place that gives freely. It is a twilight kingdom of predatory bargains, old gods, living oaths, and a ruler who sees Aurelia as something to possess. Then she meets Malachi Dravaryn, a shadow-wielding vampire general whose loyalty is chained to the very court she should fear. Malachi should treat her as another dangerous complication. Instead, something ancient in Aurelia's blood recognizes him, and the attraction between them becomes harder to deny with every secret uncovered. As Aurelia searches for the Etherblooms that brought her across the Veil, she learns that her family history is tangled with forgotten goddesses, hunted bloodlines, and a power powerful men have been waiting to control. Kaelith's interest sharpens from curiosity into threat, Malachi's restraint begins to fracture, and the price of saving Aeryn grows far greater than Aurelia imagined. Trusting Malachi could give her the ally she desperately needs, but loving a man bound to Nyxarra may place both of them inside a trap centuries in the making. In a court where crowns are cages and every blessing carries teeth, Aurelia must decide how much of herself she is willing to risk before the darkness chooses for her.
Aurelia Moirae crosses the Veil for one reason: to find the magic that might save the brother she has spent years holding together. Nyxarra is not a place that gives freely. It is a twilight kingdom of predatory bargains, old gods, living oaths, and a ruler who sees Aurelia as something to posses...