A storyteller with the power to twist Fate rarely survives long. Calista knows this truth, yet she’s determined to defy the Norns and avoid the violence that haunts her predecessors.
But when the moon turns blood-red and royals from neighboring kingdoms face brutal attacks, Calista can no longer stand by. To protect those she loves, she must confront the shadows of her past—shadows that lead to a mysterious connection with a figure known only as the Mad King.
As Calista unearths secrets buried in her own history, she realizes this unseen king may hold the key to her survival… or her undoing.
Can she trust him to reveal her true purpose, or will he be the one to seal her fate?
