He is known as the Silent Death—an inhumanly beautiful fae assassin who kills without a sound and leaves no one alive to tell the tale.

When twenty-year-old Emelin is caught wielding forbidden magic, she believes her fate is sealed. But instead of ending her life, the Silent Death spares her and whisks her away on velvet wings to a place no human has ever returned from—the heart of the Fae Isles.

Deep within the treacherous Crimson Court, ruled by the unchallenged Mother of faekind, Emelin becomes entangled in deadly politics and dangerous games. The Silent Death, supposed to be the Mother's loyal and soulless warrior, is secretly plotting, and he needs Emelin's magic to succeed.

Aligning with him could mean freedom for all humanity. But can she trust a fae male with so much blood on his hands? And as his smoldering dark eyes and dangerous secrets reveal glimpses of a heart behind his murderer's mask, can she even trust herself?

In a court where betrayal is currency and secrets are lethal, Emelin must decide: will she become a pawn—or a player?