A conwoman raised by a ruthless crime syndicate, Lyra lives by one rule: trust no one. 

Not the nobles whose magic keeps them in power, and certainly not the Crimson Accord, the organization that holds her freedom on a leash.

When she’s tasked with stealing a priceless gemstone from the Aurion king’s crown during the Grand Conclave, a rare gathering of Luminara’s five ruling courts, Lyra is prepared to do whatever it takes to succeed. The reward is freedom. The risks? Let’s just say failure isn’t an option.

But what glitters in the king’s crown isn’t just a jewel. Whispers call it the Last Ember, a remnant of the Phoenixborn—the long-extinct rulers who wielded fire and immortality before being hunted to extinction. Lyra dismisses the stories, until the deeper she infiltrates the court, the harder it becomes to ignore the truths buried beneath the lies.

And the men standing in her way.

Prince Kieran, Aurion’s golden heir, becomes her mark, the key to unlocking the crown. But the lines between seduction and sincerity blur with every glance. And in the shadows, the enigmatic king of the Abyssian Court watches her every move, his presence a storm she can’t outrun.

As the game of deception tightens around her, Lyra must decide which is more dangerous—the mission that could set her free or or finally trusting someone else.