"Nothing is free. Nothing is fair."

Hunted by humans for a century, Emmery's tireless search for the Iron Gate leading to the safe haven of Karynthia has been painfully unsuccessful. As a 'Damned One', she's been cursed to harbour vile powers, and to hold magic is irrefutably punishable by death.

When she receives a mysterious note offering to lead her across the gate, Emmery puts her life in danger and visits a tavern at midnight, earning a deadly encounter with a King's guard.

A man named Vesper comes to her rescue with the promise to take her to safety, but there's one condition-one that will throw her life into inescapable chaos.

He wants to make a blood bargain.

When Emmery is thrust into a tangle with the gods, prophecies, and her destiny to mend a broken land, her world begins to crumble, and only she can save herself. She must tame her magic, learn to trust again, accept love, and navigate loss to find peace.