Everin has learned the hard way to never trust anyone. When her mortal enemy proposes a mutually beneficial arrangement, the risks are countless–but falling in love isn’t one of them.

Disguised and on the run, Everin uncovers a dark secret: the Guild is capturing people like her—people with silverblood magic—and turning them into weapons.

When King Aleksander seeks her help in finding his family’s killers, Everin is faced with the perfect opportunity to destroy the organization from the inside. But a dangerous game of deception awaits her.

Everin agrees to pretend to be his lover at his coronation so he can use her ability to detect silverblood assassins. The lines blur between fake and real, even if Everin knows that Aleksander would want her dead if he knew the truth.

As lies begin to unravel, Everin must decide if she can truly trust the king… or if the price of survival is her heart.