Forged in blood, bound by destiny, undone by love.
As a child accused of murder, Ilyana’s fate was sealed in iron and blood. Then a mysterious stranger offered her a choice: rot in a cell, or become his apprentice. She chose the blade.
Decades later, she is the realm’s most feared assassin—swift, silent, and utterly loyal to no one. Until her latest contract demands the impossible: kill the Barbarian King.
But when Ilyana faces Konstantin, she hesitates for the first time in her career. Beneath his crown of scars lies the same enemy who haunts her past—the Grand Vizier, the man who ordered her parents’ deaths and now seeks to destroy them both.
Instead of spilling the king’s blood, she joins him in a fragile alliance forged from vengeance and something far more dangerous. As war brews and secrets unravel, their bond deepens—until betrayal and capture threaten to tear them apart.
To survive, the Assassin and the Barbarian must decide what they truly fight for: revenge… or love.
