<p><b>THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK</b><br></p><p><br><b>This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent<br></b><br>---------<br><br>Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae.<br><br>The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt.<br>And they are put to death.<br><br>When my forbidden power is discovered, I¿m forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore.<br><br>To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary. A dark and brooding man.<br>Whose face I have been seeing in my dreams . . .<br><br>It¿s agreed that I¿ll help him into the city. And he¿ll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I¿ve always kept hidden.<br><br>The power that may just be the key to my survival.<br><br>But the ru