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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The Taking, a Secret, and a Fall
Chapter 3: Mercenaries, Terms, and Training
Chapter 4: Borders, Blood, and a Kiss
Chapter 5: Rebels, Gods, and the Lie at the Heart
Chapter 6: Games of Court and the Dungeon Beneath
Chapter 7: Masks, Markings, and the Queen’s Shadow
Chapter 8: The Tunnel, the Map, and the Blood Oath
Chapter 9: Heir, Aunt, and a Knife in the Dark
Chapter 10: The Escape
Chapter 11: The Walls, the Lightning, the Decision
Chapter 12: What Lies Ahead
Description
When the king’s priests come to collect magic from newborns, most people grow up powerless and safe. Prisca doesn’t. Her gift survives, hiding in plain sight until one split-second choice exposes her. With her village turned against her and the king’s guards closing in, she bargains with a band of hard-edged mercenaries who see her for what she is: the rare girl who can stop time. Led by Lorian—beautiful, cold, and infuriating—they promise to get her to the capital if she helps them slip past the city gates. Inside those walls, Prisca finds rebels, lies about the gods, and a grim prison full of “corrupt” hybrids awaiting a public death by fire. She also discovers the truth about the king’s magic and the even darker truth about Lorian. Their battle becomes a race against Gods Day, when the condemned burn. Prisca must decide what her power is really for: saving one person—or freeing everyone.
Who Should Listen
- Fans of romantasy with morally gray leads and slow-burn, high-stakes chemistry
- Readers who love rebellion-and-heist plots threaded through court intrigue
- Anyone who wants a fierce heroine whose power has rules and a cost
- Listeners who enjoy big twists, found-family banter, and a cliffhanger ending