In the walled city of Aberdeen, obedience is survival.
The nobles rule through fear; public executions keep the population in line, and ciphers like me are nothing more than disposable servants.
Then fragments of my forgotten past surface. The memories carry an impossible truth: I carry a magical bloodline that witch hunters have spent generations trying to erase. A bloodline dangerous enough to threaten the tyrants who rule Aberdeen.
As soldiers close in and old enemies awaken, I find refuge among a rogue group of shifters, who become my family. Dragons, wolves, and bears, who would have thought?
And then there's him-a man with ocean-blue eyes and dangerous secrets. Trusting him could cost me everything. Loving him could destroy us both.
With rebellion brewing beneath the city, forbidden magic rising within, and the fate of the population hanging in the balance, I'll have to decide how much I'm willing to sacrifice for freedom.