The heart pounding finale to Christy R. Harrill's Blood Vier quartet. A Dangerous Plot. A Risky Façade. A Kingdom Marked by the Hand of Death. Taryn awakens in a world of oaths and treachery. Deemed an outsider, she searches for a way to earn the trust of those who hold the keys to both ending the war and unraveling her family's secrets. As violent threats stalk her, she must uncover the truth or return empty-handed and forever lose the answers to her past. The frayed threads holding Gharridan together are slipping from Vladimir's grasp as the world crumbles around him. While facing dissension among the ranks and one defeat after another, he's presented with a compromise that offers no choice but to accept, and leaves him questioning whether saving the kingdom means fighting to the bitter end. Taken as a prisoner with Darya, William must compete in a series of trials to prove his loyalty as he deceives his way into the Algarian king's favor. But the court's bitterness runs deep, and more than wits will be required to scheme their way to freedom.