He burned his life down to save her.
Now the empire wants them both in chains.
Oria Sorn survived Greyward. She survived the Accord's lies, the truth about her mother, and the impossible commander who should have been her enemy. But survival is no longer enough. Not when the High Chancellor has signed a decree that makes forbidden casters into property.
Not when her fire has become something the empire wants to own.
Then Corvan Trent crosses the marshes with a death warrant on his head and stops at her door.
The former commander. The traitor. The Nullifier whose void should have ended her magic, but instead made room for it. He protected her when he should have destroyed her, and now every law in Vethara demands his execution.
Oria knows what loving him costs.
She chooses him anyway.
But the deeper she digs into the Accord's buried records, the crueler the truth becomes. Her bond with Corvan was not an accident. It was assigned. Predicted. Built. Long before they trusted each other, someone had already designed the cage around them both.
If the cage came first, is any of this real?
As old enemies close in and forbidden truths rise from the dark, Oria must decide what is stronger: the empire that named her a weapon, or the love she was never supposed to choose.
Let them watch, then.
She'll choose him in front of all of them.
Perfect for readers who love: forbidden magic, hunted lovers, slow-burn devotion, touch-her-and-die protectors, found family, dangerous bonds, and gothic romantasy.