She survived the fire. Now the Empire wants her to burn for it.
Sera Ashford has spent ten years hiding her secret-the fire that lives beneath her skin. In a world where magic is hunted, controlled, and weaponized by the Empire, discovery means only one fate: a collar... or death.
But when a powerful Imperial Inquisitor arrives and calls her by name, everything changes.
Cassian Vane is feared across the Empire-a hunter of rogue mages, bound by a magic he cannot escape. Yet instead of turning Sera in, he offers her something impossible:
A chance to run.
A chance to survive.
A chance to uncover the truth about the fire that destroyed her family.
Fleeing into a dangerous world of shadowed forests, hidden resistance networks, and ancient secrets, Sera must learn to control the power within her-or risk becoming the very weapon the Empire wants her to be.
But as war looms and destinies collide, one truth becomes clear:
Some flames are meant to burn kingdoms to the ground.
And some vows are worth dying for.