She's a mercenary looking for a quick fortune; he's a soldier serving a house of blood. Once they thought they were in love.

Now he’s out for revenge. Aleria is a former assassin fleeing with stolen magic.

Once she was a faceless killer named Wraith, but she left that life behind to save an enigmatic guard. Now a member of a mercenary guild and on a job to find the reason behind mysterious disappearances in a small village on the border of the House of Dragons, she thinks that she has finally found a new life for herself.

But it quickly becomes apparent that she can never truly escape her past. Dirk is going to go mad with the memory of the golden-haired girl he let die.

As an elite guard raised to be the perfect weapon, he never knew what a life outside the wars of the house he serves would be like. But with Julienne, he allowed himself to imagine.

Driven by his need to find her killer, he sets out to on his mission for revenge… only to find Aleria instead, a girl with the same eyes and face as the one he lost. When the assassin on the run and vengeful elite guard meet again, they find themselves bound together by more than just destiny.

It’s Dirk’s duty to take Aleria to face trial for her stolen magic, but can he bring himself to watch her die again? Aleria gave up everything to save Dirk, but is she willing to sacrifice her freedom for him as well? In a world of trickery and monsters, nothing is clear… not even their intentions toward each other. Return to the world of Varelis, a land that has no king, where the eleven houses wage wars in the names of their gods, and magic exists that can kill with a single touch.

If you enjoy kick-butt heroines, swoony heroes, and sizzling slow-burn enemies to lovers romance, check out this fantasy series perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Sylvia Mercedes, and Elise Kova.

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