Half-fae Elessia possesses a deadly gift — the power to compel anyone with a glance — but a tragic mistake leaves her bound by blood oath to the Fae king. After five years living quietly among humans, the king calls in his debt, forcing her to infiltrate human elections and uncover dangerous secrets tied to the fae realm. Promised her freedom, Elessia must survive the mission while under constant threat from a lethal fae guard assigned to watch her. As she grows closer to the brooding human regent, cracks begin to form in everything she thought she understood. With hidden forces moving behind the scenes, Elessia faces an impossible choice between her own liberty and the fate of an entire nation.