Adhira, once a skilled thief, has traded her past life for a place in the royal court as advisor to Crown Princess Rose. But when assassins strike, Adhira is captured and taken to the Abode of Assassins - a hidden fortress ruled through fear and loyalty. There she meets Sahvan, a deadly assassin ordered to train her. Bound by obligation and divided by loyalty, the two begin as reluctant allies, each hiding more than the other realizes. But dangerous missions and growing trust turn their uneasy partnership into something neither expected. When Adhira and Sahvan uncover a dark secret about the Abode's most respected mentor - one that ties directly to Sahvan's past - they flee the fortress. But their attempt to disappear shatters when they learn Princess Rose has been kidnapped as part of a plot involving a neighboring kingdom. To save her, Adhira and Sahvan must return to the very place they escaped but recusing the princess may cost them their freedom - or their lives.