A cursed sorceress. A reluctant assassin. A bond that could destroy them both.

Magic is a dangerous thing in Elarion-a world ruled by a tyrannical Council that wields power through fear, blood rituals, and ruthless control. Seraphina Duskbane has spent her life hiding what she is-a sorceress marked by both blood and shadow magic, an impossible fusion the Council would kill to possess. But when she is captured and thrown into the Blood Trials, a brutal arena designed to break the strongest of mages, she is forced to make a deadly choice: fight, or die.

Enter Ronan Valkir, a lethal warrior bound by a contract he cannot escape. Tasked with eliminating Seraphina before she becomes a threat to the Council, he expects her to be just another mission. But the moment their fates collide, an ancient soulbond ignites between them, something forbidden, raw, and all-consuming. Now, killing her might be the only thing that can save him-if he can resist the temptation to claim her instead.

As secrets unravel and revolution sparks, Seraphina and Ronan are caught in a dangerous game of desire and destruction. Their bond could be the key to shattering the Council's reign-or it could be the prophecy that dooms them all. With the Crimson Eclipse looming and dark forces rising, they must decide: betray the bond, or surrender to it completely?