When her mortal enemy proposes a mutually beneficial arrangement, the risks are countless-but falling in love isn't one of them. Everin has learned the hard way to never trust anyone, least of all a royal. So when King Aleksander seeks her help in finding his family's killers, she is faced with the perfect opportunity to destroy her enemies from the inside. But a dangerous game of deception awaits her. Everin agrees to pretend to be his lover at his coronation so he can use her ability to detect silverblood assassins. The lines blur between fake and real, even if Everin knows that Aleksander would want her dead if he knew the truth. As the lies begin to unravel, Everin must decide if she can truly trust the king... or if the price of survival is her heart.