Sometimes you have to bite the hand that feeds you.
Lorena Adler has a secretโshe holds the power of the banished gods, the Noble and the Vile, inside her. She has hidden her entire lifeโboth from the world and from her past. Sheโs content to spend her days as an undertaker in a
small town, marry her best friend, Julian, and live an unfulfilling life so long as no one uncovers her true nature.
But when the notoriously bloodthirsty crown prince comes to arrest Julianโs father, he immediately recognizes Lorena for what she is. So she makes a dealโa fair trial for her betrothedโs father in exchange for her service to the crown.
The prince is desperate for her help. Heโs spent years trying to repair the weakening Door that holds back the Vile ... and heโs losing the battle. As Lorena learns more about the Door and the horrifying price it takes to keep it closed,
sheโll have to embrace both parts of herself to survive.