Taking a life is dangerous.
Taking the wrong one can rewrite your destiny.
 
When Cassandra Nyxstrele buried her dagger in the seer’s heart, she didn’t expect the gods to curse her with visions of the future—or to spend every waking moment haunted by them. Now the last seer of Illirum, Cassandra hides in the King’s castle, a pawn in his schemes and bound by a power that feels like a punishment.
 
Her visions have always come with a price, but her latest prophecy brings her closer to ruin than ever before. A horde of shadowy creatures threatens the kingdom, and when her warning arrives too late, the King offers Cassandra a deal she can’t refuse: unlock the secrets of a powerful ring, in exchange for the freedom and safety she has always wanted. But unraveling the ring’s power means working alongside Malakai, a brooding demigod whose loyalties are as unclear as her own.
 
As they venture deeper into a web of ancient magic and growing war, the line between nightmare and prophecy begins to blur. Secrets long buried threaten to surface, and Cassandra must confront the weight of her choices and the cost of the power she never wanted.