"He didn't fall for her. He chose her. And in his world, choice is a death sentence." Eliana was a master of the past, a restorer of ancient, forgotten manuscripts. She lived in the silence of libraries and the scent of old parchment. But when a black-edged invitation arrives from the city's most feared shadow, Silas Vane, her quiet life is scorched to ashes. Silas isn't looking for an artist. He's looking for a Scribe. In his cold, marble fortress, a century-old contract is fading. A contract written not in ink, but in the blood of a lineage Eliana didn't know she belonged to. To save the Vane empire, a sacrifice is required. A devotion that demands everything-body, soul, and every drop of crimson in her veins. But Silas made one fatal mistake. He thought he was buying a puppet. He didn't realize that once you give a girl a dagger and a reason to bleed, she might just rewrite the ending of his dark fairy tale. In a game of masks, blood, and obsession, who will be the first to kneel?