I was born with blood on my hands. They call me a Variant. A thief. A monster. But I never asked for this power, the one that steals what it touches, that drains the life and leaves only silence. I've lived in the shadows, hidden from the kingdom that would rather see me burned than breathing. Until he found me. Cassian Draven. Crown's weapon. Soldier. Executioner. He was sent to kill me. Instead, he watched me. Touched me. And nothing has been the same since.