Infiltrate. Exploit. Destroy.

Mira dreams of a glittering future in the Ravalian Court. Training in secret, she intends to compete in the Trials: a deadly competition to join one of three magical Orders. But when her candidacy exposes her mother's dangerous past, they become her only salvation.

Princess Scarlett has spent her life on a knife edge: fighting to survive the deadly politics of court. When she meets Mira, she sees an opportunity to alter the balance of power . . . but only if she can keep her alive.

Caught between warring royal heirs, Mira's success depends on backing the right victor in a bloody bid for the throne. Navigating a shadowy world of magic, court intrigue, and forbidden romance, Mira and Scarlett must choose between love and ambition as they rise up to reshape their worlds.