Sarah Merkley

A Condemned thief fighting for survival. An Exalted heir forsaking his house. A fate neither of them envisioned.

In the unforgiving underbelly of Lyclaven, under the rule of the gods-blessed Exalted families and their powerful talismans, the Condemned struggle for survival. Vayna Cahira is one such person. A thief forged by the streets of the Rookery after the loss of her mother. Alone and desperate, she tries to navigate a world of crime, betrayal, and despair. Until she meets a mysterious stranger-his piercing gaze both familiar and alluring-and everything she has ever believed is proven false.

Drawn into a realm of hidden truths and dark secrets, Vayna must confront a fate she never expected. As her heart battles with the guilt of her choices, will she carve her own destiny by forsaking everything for a chance at peace and tranquility, or will she let the darkness of her past consume her future?