THEY DON’T WANT HER DEAD.
THEY WANT HER TO KNEEL.

In the hidden city of Noctis, where eldritch horrors stir beneath cobblestone streets and magic is bartered like blood, Serena Morrigan wanted only one thing: to escape and stay gone. Fate had other plans. Born of forbidden power and hunted for what lives in her bones, Serena is dragged into a prophecy she never asked for and soul-bond she doesn’t understand.

Gabriel Cade was supposed to be backup: detached, professional, lethal. But Noctis doesn’t breed clean exits, and the bond he shares with Serena, raw and entirely unexpected, might be the only thing keeping them both alive. He was sworn to protect her; he never expected to need her. She’s dangerous, defiant, and nothing like he expected, and she might be the only person alive who can stand against what’s coming.

Secrets have teeth in Noctis. Trust is earned in blood. And love? That’s the deadliest magic of all.

Together, they’ll face death cults, cursed magic, a sentient city, and the twisted legacy of her father. But the deeper they delve into Noctis’s shadows, the more Serena begins to remember who she truly is, and what she was born to become.

SHE’S NOT THE GIRL THEY EXPECTED.
SHE’S THE STORM THEY NEVER SAW COMING.