Trust is dangerous. Power is stolen. And Elina Banks is deadly.

Hidden behind the sun-lit walls of Aladria, Elina has spent years fighting as a masked and lethal assassin. But when her identity is exposed, she's forced into the army's brutal training program, where survival is earned one trial at a time. Among the recruits is Stone Carlisle: an infuriating rival with ocean-eyes and secrets as dark as her own. He's maddening. Magnetic. And the deeper Elina is pulled toward him, the more of her he unravels.

As they grow closer, so does a darker threat beyond the border. King Dagan of Dunmere is gathering an army of the Gifted—those marked by the Gods with power—and he won't stop until Aladria falls. Bonds will be tested, blood will be spilled, and Elina will have to decide just how far she's willing to go to protect her kingdom, her heart, and the secrets that could unravel everything.