The Princess who became an executioner, and the Prince with a dangerous secret.

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Solveig Maleen mastered a power that shouldn’t exist. The ability to draw every drop of water from a body. Sent to Luxenal Mine to act as executioner, Solveig became their perfect weapon, the sword in the crown’s golden hand, stained with blood so they could shine.

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When a single choice sees her returning home after two long years, Solveig is forced to work with Emmerich Anders, the enemy prince from across the sea, to solve the mystery of the curse that’s rapidly killing magic users.

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As they grow closer, Solveig begins to discover that everything she knows and everyone she has killed may have all been for a lie. And with every use of her weakening power, a death knell approaches. With nowhere else to turn, she begins to trust the prince who makes her long for a life she cannot have.

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But there is more at work in the depths of Osvolta than either of them knows, an unquenchable force lying in wait to tip the scales in its own favour.

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Can you ever really trust your enemy?

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Or will they always betray you in the end?