A spy bound by shadows. 
A prophecy bound in blood. 
A kingdom on the edge of ruin.
 
Amalia has spent years surviving in the shadows, trained to fight, to lie, and to spy for a war she never chose. When the capital is attacked, she and her closest friend are thrust into a desperate flight across a fractured kingdom. Pursued by enemies both mortal and magical, their only chance lies in a reluctant alliance with a man sworn to the crown she despises.
 
Dragged into a magical war far beyond his depth, Kai is thrust to the forefront under the king’s command. Bound by duty yet plagued by secrets, he is forced to walk the knife’s edge between loyalty to his crown and survival alongside those who would see it burn.
 
Amalia knows she shouldn’t trust him. He represents everything she’s been taught to resist. Yet as the prophecy unravels around them, she is forced to wonder whether fate has bound their paths together—or set them on a course to destroy one another.
 
And as secrets mount and loyalties blur, both Amalia and Kai must face the terrifying truth: the price of prophecy may destroy not only their loyalties, but shatter everything they’ve every loved.