Lena Solis has mastered the art of disappearing—changing her name, her story, and her life every few months to escape a past she doesn’t fully understand. Lena has always lived by a set of strict rules. Rule number one: keep moving—never stay anywhere for more than eight months, though six is better. Rule number two: no identifying information—fake names, change appearances often, and work under the table when possible. Rule number three, and the most important one: don’t form long-term attachments.

 

But after moving in with her situationship and bartending in Portland Lena’s started to bend her own rules. She’s stayed too long, let her guard down. Now, as her carefully constructed life begins to unravel, she’s forced to confront everything she’s been running from—her past, her secrets, and the people she swore she’d never get close to. When a mysterious and alluring stranger walks into her bar, it sets off a chain of events that threatens to destroy the fragile balance she’s tried so hard to maintain.

 

The handsome stranger—Kian, who seems to knows more about Lena than she knows about herself, offers her a choice: a life of security at the prestigious Sidera Institute of Higher Magic, or a return to her fugitive existence. In exchange, she must pledge her loyalty to the Sidera Courts—a future filled with magic and a legacy that could either save or destroy her. ​

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