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Hunted by a kingdom. Bound to a monster. She'd burn the world to protect them-even if it means losing herself.
They thought escaping Maelira's grasp was enough.
They were wrong.
After secretly tethering herself to the dark sorceress to spare Thorne from being reclaimed, Ariadne Thatcher has kept the truth buried beneath silence and scars. But the cost of her choice runs deeper than blood-because now, the entire kingdom wants her dead.
Declared a traitor and branded as a fae monster, Ariadne is the king's most wanted fugitive. With a royal bounty on her head, she and her companions-Thorne, the assassin forged in shadow, and Ezra, the clever spy with too much heart-are being hunted across the realm by blades, spies, and magic alike. Nowhere is safe. No one can be trusted.
As Ariadne struggles to contain the magic Maelira twisted into her, Thorne's haunted past resurfaces, threatening to unravel the control he's fought so hard to keep. Meanwhile, Ezra finds his reckless loyalty tested when Evangeline-Ariadne's childhood best friend-appears without warning, bringing with her Ariadne's younger brother, Finian, and more trouble than answers.
With old ties reawakening and deadly forces closing in, the group must decide how far they're willing to go to protect one another. Because survival is no longer enough.
Not when the king wants Ariadne dead.
Not when Maelira still calls her tether.
And not when the only way forward may be through fire.
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