In a world where magic pulses through veins like blood, power is measured by the secrets one keeps—and Haron Val Toric has many to hide.

In the kingdom of Respar, the rules are clear: male spellcasters build and protect, while women heal and nurture. Yet Haron, the realm's most skilled necromancer, has never been one to conform.

When a noblewoman is discovered gruesomely murdered, Haron takes it upon herself to investigate, uncovering a conspiracy that threatens to tear Respar’s fragile peace apart. Each revelation from the dead drags her deeper into a tangled web of long-buried secrets—secrets better left untouched.

Crown Prince Irin Gailish enlists Haron’s formidable powers to solve the mysterious death of his father. Captivated by her sharp intellect and her refusal to bow to courtly pretensions, Irin finds himself torn between his duty to the kingdom and an attraction that could bring ruin. As their fates intertwine, so do the dark schemes of those who wish to see them both undone.

Content info: open door romance, gory fight scenes, profanity, alcohol consumption, corpse resurrections, and a sassy bisexual FMC who doesn't play by strict gender roles and actively rebels against the patriarchy (not a content warning, we need more of those)