They were everything to each other until betrayal torn them apart.Bryn, once a famed fae warrior, buries her past beneath liquor, duty, and a severed bond with the vampire who betrayed her. She lives in exile, ruling Eidrfall’s only free city—a sanctuary for outcasts, rebels, and anyone with coin.When Mikael, her forsaken mate, reappears two centuries later, she’s furious and stabs him in the heart. But death isn’t on the table for Mikael. He's returned claiming the cursed amulet he stole came with a the one you love most will die.To break the curse and stop it from killing her, they must recover the four shattered pieces of her soul before time runs out. Bryn’s forced to remain at Mikael’s side as riddles appear on their skin, leading them to perilous trials, each bound to a fragment of her soul.Thrust into danger repeatedly, they fight vampire assassins, evade royal guards, and face the monstrous threats of cunning pixies, deadly ice dragons, siren priestesses. And their own history.As the curse frays, so does the magic suppressing Bryn’s bond, unraveling every feeling she swore to destroy. When the final riddle is solved, she’ll face the cruelest truth of breaking the curse may cost her the person she loves the most.