Two peoples at war, a woman divided between duty and love, and a young woman who has betrayed everything she holds dear.
A novel that explores the changing and turbulent relationship between two women from warring peoples, forced to understand each other in a world at war, where legends come to life and magic refuses to die.
Ginois is the eldest daughter of a duke and knows her duties well: to care for her siblings and her fickle mother while the war keeps her father in the inhospitable north. But her world shatters when she discovers that Loren, the man she has always been in love with, has married the former pagan priestess Devana. As if that weren’t enough, Loren asks Ginois for help in preparing Devana for her new life and teaching her the true faith. To fulfill this mission, the young woman will have to travel to an ancient enemy stronghold, a place where magic still crackles in every corner, and its inhabitants are caught up in ruthless intrigues.
Despite their differences, Ginois is immediately captivated by Devana, who is a puzzle in herself: beautiful and bold, yet harboring a labyrinthine sadness that Ginois will have to navigate if she hopes to earn her trust… or destroy it.
A game of seduction, jealousy, and power unfolds between them, with each woman trying to leave her mark on the other. Ginois finds herself lost in a world whose rules she doesn’t understand, and perhaps Devana is the only one who can guide her—but at what cost?