When the gods demand obedience, survival becomes rebellion. Liora dances because she has to, flirts to survive, and serves at the whims of humans. Her Aimnhe heritage--a people descended from animal spirits--is mocked, fetishized, or punished. But when her dormant storm magic springs to life during a performance, her life is upended when she's rescued from slavery by Raeya, a former divine enforcer for the theocratic Dellem Empire. Skeptical of her new ally's motives, but with nowhere else to turn, Liora becomes swept up in a ragtag group of revolutionaries who take her magic as a sign that the gods are with them. Caught between love and duty, Liora must decide if she wants a life for herself free of pain, debt and loss--or if she has an obligation to those living under the empire's oppression. As forces beyond her control threaten to sweep her up into a hidden divine conflict, Liora faces two difficult questions: What does she owe to a world that's only been cruel? And what does she owe to the woman she's beginning to fall in love with? CONTENT WARNING: CONTAINS DEPICTIONS OR DESCRIPTIONS OF EVENTS THAT MAY TRIGGER SENSITIVE VIEWERS. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK violence, homophobia, transphobia, erotic elements, religious abuse/coercion, PTSD symptoms, past sexual exploitation (off-page), body modification; handled with firsthand trauma-informed care, no glamorization.