She was never meant to fall- but the world pushed her anyway. Wrapped in shadow and silence, Nyss hides more than weapons beneath her cloak. Her body bears the stories of every life she's taken, every promise she's broken. When she is forced into a pact with a ruthless king, her fate becomes tied to a war far older than she is. But in the middle of gods and monsters, she finds something far more dangerous than death- someone she cannot afford to love. As loyalties fracture and ancient powers stir, Nyss is torn between the freedom she's been promised and the heart she never meant to give. Every choice draws her closer to a truth she's been running from: some battles can be won with steel... but others demand everything you are. Because some scars are written in ink. Others are written in blood. And the deepest ones are written in the heart.