What would you do if you knew what everyone needed, but no one knew what you needed?

Born in a world at war between the Reds and the Wolves, Alia knew her life would be simple. Her family had one goal: kill magic. But Alia has a secret—one her family has painstakingly kept from their tribe. A secret that marks her for death.

Shen never wished to kill, but his fate was decided long before his birth. Trained since childhood, he became a whisper on the Reds’ lips, a nightmare they told their children to terrify them into obedience: Sicario Hood, the...

What would you do if you knew what everyone needed, but no one knew what you needed?

Born in a world at war between the Reds and the Wolves, Alia knew her life would be simple. Her family had one goal: kill magic. But Alia has a secret—one her family has painstakingly kept from their tribe. A secret that marks her for death.

Shen never wished to kill, but his fate was decided long before his birth. Trained since childhood, he became a whisper on the Reds’ lips, a nightmare they told their children to terrify them into obedience: Sicario Hood, the assassin trained to kill assassins. Shen, however, had only one wish. He wanted to be free. As the strongest Shifter in the empire, his leash was short—and if his mother had the choice, it would be shorter.

When Alia and Shen clash on a battlefield and are forced to fight together or die, something stirs between them. Beneath their lifelong war, they realize they are much the same. In Alia, Shen finds the one person who fights for his freedom when he’d given up hope. And in Shen, Alia finally finds someone who knows her needs… and meets them.

In a world where Reds and werewolves have never seen peace, are Alia and Shen doomed from the start?

Slow-burn romance, snarky pet sidekicks, and killer secrets collide in this fantasy retelling for the whole family.