The knives glisten in her hands, her eyes fierce under the shadow of her cloak, as a sly smile plays across her lips. Katya Tsarova, noble born, rich. But why does she cloak herself? Living in the ominous shadow of a damned curse, she is more powerful than she'd like to admit, but she has lived a life molded my the conniving hands of her mother. In the midst of treason, love triangles, and secrets, how is Katya to find freedom and live out the legacy of her father?