In a kingdom sharpened by war, Norah has learned to survive by asking no questions and feeling as little as possible. But when a ruined angel is brought to the castle in chains, bloodied and unbowed, her carefully buried world begins to fracture. He is a demon of old power. She is a servant with too much silence in her soul. And between them, a bargain is struck that neither mercy nor reason can explain. As the castle closes in and the heavens grow dark, Norah is forced towards a truth more dangerous than death itself: some bonds are forged not to save you, but to unmake you.