Mara is mostly content with her work as the government's silent assassin. Content, mostly because she is quietly avenging her past on the side. Her arrest launches her onto a path that changes everything.
When she is forced to work with a member of the guard to investigate rumors of a dangerous cult in the forest, everything changes. She finds out just how deep the lies and omissions truly run.
What begins as a reluctant alliance quickly spirals into something more dangerous.
Mara is left to question everything she knows about her parents, their murder, and the power within herself.