Lies. Treason. Magic. Celka can use magic in unprecedented ways-ways that may make her the perfect assassin. If Gerrit can get them close enough to his tyrannical father, together they could end the horrors of his rule. But to do it, Gerrit must prove unfl inching loyalty to the regime. Filip swore to give his life to protect Gerrit, his best friend. But as the man he loves turns himself into a stranger, and the woman who has come into their lives turns to him for protection, Filip must decide where his own loyalties truly lie. If they're successful, the three of them could liberate Bourshkanya from a reign of terror-but the cost may be everything they hold dear.