Ellie Bennett was never meant to be here.

One moment, she was in her world. The next, she was standing in a desert, drawn to a tower that should not exist. Inside, she finds a prisoner—bound by magic, waiting for the one who can break the spell. Waiting for her.

He summoned her for one purpose: to set him free.

Now, they are bound together in a land where magic is outlawed and those who wield it are hunted.

Power is dangerous. Secrets even more so.

Sacha Torran is manipulative, cunning, and always three steps ahead. He wields words like weapons, never reveals more than...

Ellie Bennett was never meant to be here.

One moment, she was in her world. The next, she was standing in a desert, drawn to a tower that should not exist. Inside, she finds a prisoner—bound by magic, waiting for the one who can break the spell. Waiting for her.

He summoned her for one purpose: to set him free.

Now, they are bound together in a land where magic is outlawed and those who wield it are hunted.

Power is dangerous. Secrets even more so.

Sacha Torran is manipulative, cunning, and always three steps ahead. He wields words like weapons, never reveals more than he must, and bends the world around him to his will.

And Ellie is about to discover that breaking his chains was just the beginning …