Every dawn, a new bride is taken—and executed by the ruthless young Caliph, Khalid.
When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid, no one understands why. But Shahrzad has a plan: survive each dawn and avenge her best friend, one of Khalid’s countless victims.
Armed with her wit and a burning desire for revenge, Shahrzad begins her game of survival. But as she unravels the mysteries within the palace walls, she realizes Khalid may not be the monster she thought. His secrets are dark, twisted, and wrapped around a curse that haunts them both.
Caught between vengeance and an unexpected love, Shahrzad faces an impossible choice: will she break the cycle of death, or lose her heart to the man she once vowed to destroy?
