First published 2020
Aria is a prisoner now, held by the people who once called themselves her enemies. The ground has shifted under her feet. Former allies have turned against her, and the ones she feared have stepped forward to stand at her side. She does not know who to trust or how long that calculation will hold. Knox's history is surfacing, piece by piece, and what it reveals threatens to undo everything Aria has worked toward. She had a plan. She had contingencies. Those are gone. With the Nine Realms still bearing the wounds of what was done to them, Aria has to decide how far she will go to keep the people she loves safe from Knox's anger. The cost keeps climbing. Every choice she makes pulls something away from her. The truth about Knox is not just uncomfortable. It is the kind of truth that breaks things. Aria is running out of room to maneuver, and the people she is trying to protect may not survive what she has to do next.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, adult-fiction, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy, fantasy-romance
Vibes: dark, dramatic, emotionally-intense, gritty, high-stakes, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family, secrets-and-lies
Setting: Nine Realms
697 pages · Paperback · Amelia Hutchins
Content warnings: death, violence