In the heart-thumping, epic conclusion to the duology that began with A Dance of Lies, Vasalie must journey to the realms of the dead to restore the memories of her beloved prince and stop a mounting war.
Once a spy for the ruthless King Illian, Vasalie sacrificed herself to prevent a prophesied war, only to be brought back when Illian’s brother, Anton – the king she allied with and begun to love – struck a deal with the goddess of the underworld.
The cost was Anton’s memories of her: the last six weeks erased and rewritten into a lie where his closest allies betrayed him to steal his crown. Stripped of the truth, Anton accepts an offer from the goddess to rule the realm of the dead, leaving behind a kingdom on the brink of civil war.
To save her world and the man she was coming to love, Vasalie journeys to the underworld to reclaim him. But the Anton she finds there is the worst version of the arrogant, debauched king she once thought he was. To restore him, she’ll have to restore his memories first – even if it means sacrificing her own heart.