Diem Bellator just wanted out. Out of her forgotten village. Out of the shadow of her missing mother. Out of a life dictated by the Descended—magic-wielding godspawn who rule mortals like her.
But when a royal summons arrives with secrets buried in its wax seal, Diem is thrust into the heart of the enemy’s palace—and the center of a rebellion she never asked for.
The King is dying. His heir is watching her too closely. And a secret resistance wants her to burn it all down.
As palace games turn deadly and old bloodlines reignite, Diem must decide who she’ll become in a world built to break her.
Because when gods play games with mortals, someone always ends up in flames.
And maybe this time—it’s the gods.
