The fate of the world runs through her veins.
War lingers on the horizon for the former allies Orinth and Auntica. To the north stands the Shadow Wall; the unwavering border between the human realm and the realm of darkness. Nothing can open it, except the death of a single person...
Princess Alida Goulding has only known life inside a palace. When an outside threat arises, she's forced to abandon it all and flee to far shores. With the help of a rebellious smuggler and the son of a crime lord, Alida embarks on a journey that changes everything she thought she knew.
Sawny Lois has spent the last four years crippled by the unsolved murder of her parents. Deprived of the answers she seeks; she spends her time helping others find their own. When she is hired by a man from her enemy country to find his brother's killer, Sawny is launched into a treacherous world of danger and deceit. With threats at every corner, Sawny battles to stay alive, investigating the murder while searching for who she really is.