In a world of gods and shadows, mercy is just another form of destruction.

Eight years ago, Keres, the Angel of Death, reduced Sera's world to ashes, yet inexplicably spared her life. Now he's returned, and once again, she walks away unscathed. But his mercy is a lie.

Sera is the prophecy: a living weapon destined to bring the Shine, the tyrannical gods who rule the realms, to their knees. The Shine will stop at nothing to destroy her, while the Shadow King of the Fallen seeks to claim her power for himself. To survive, Sera must uncover the truth of who she is before she becomes something she cannot control.

Keres was forged for one purpose: to obey, to kill in the Shine's name, and to serve without question. But sparing Sera was never about compassion. She is the key to his freedom, the only force powerful enough to shatter his chains. Protecting her could set him free, or doom them both.

As fate tightens its grip, prophecy, betrayal, and war threaten to reshape the realms. And in a world where love and death are two edges of the same blade, the deadliest choice of all... may be each other.