Aeron believes Tessa is not merely a thief, but something far more dangerous: a soul connected to his dead queen, Elara. The deeper Tessa is pulled into the court’s games, the more the mirror, the binding, and her own fractured memories point toward a truth she cannot escape. In a world where every gift is a threat, every glance is a test, and every choice has a price, Tessa must decide whether Aeron is her captor, her protector, or the one person who has found her across lifetimes.