The night her mother was hanged for treason, twelve-year-old Nova watched from the shadows as the Fae High Court branded her family’s name cursed, their magic severed, their blood declared unfit to rule. Now, ten years later, she returns—no longer a child, but a weapon forged in exile, her witch blood honed, her fae senses sharpened by vengeance. She walks into the Obsidian Spire under the guise of a diplomatic envoy, her spine straight, her voice calm, and her heart a locked vault. But the inst