Rune is on the run from everyone who wants her dead—including the boy she once loved—and forced into an uneasy alliance with a dangerous witch plotting to overturn everything. When a desperate bargain brings Rune and Gideon back together, they're trapped in a deadly dance where old feelings resurface and loyalties become impossibly tangled. As they're forced to work toward goals that could destroy each other, Gideon faces an agonizing choice: protect the world he fought for or protect the girl he can't stop loving. This thrilling conclusion to the duology will have your heart racing as it explores what happens when love becomes the most dangerous weapon of all.

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Dark, sensual indie-rock and moody alternative with gothic undertones. Mix haunting vocals, simmering tension, and moments of raw passion. Think Phoebe Bridgers meets The Neighbourhood—intimate yet dangerous, with orchestral swells that feel like magic breaking through shadows.