Lukan Gardova never gambled on heroism—he was too busy losing at life. But in Saphrona, a city where secrets are currency, fate shuffles the deck.
Once the heir to an ancient noble house, Lukan now scrapes by as a cardsharp, drowning his regrets in cheap wine and rigged games. Beneath the bravado lies a yearning to reclaim the honor he squandered and the family he failed.
When his estranged father is murdered under strange circumstances, Lukan’s fragile world is upended. Determined to uncover the truth, he follows a trail of cryptic clues to Saphrona, a fabled city ruled by wealth and whispers.
Yet every answer he finds reveals a darker secret—and a higher price. In a city where everything is for sale, Lukan may lose more than he ever imagined.
