Everyone is defending someone, so the God of Fate says, but can Mirage decide if the ones she is protecting are worth her life?

As the God-born Scion of the Goddess of the Flame, Mirage Darakyn knows death--and has survived it. But every inch of survival leaves its teeth marks. Now soul-scarred and fractured by vivid hallucinations, Mirage is grasping at the life she once knew. With her brother now at her side, the Eleventh Kingdom should feel like safety. It should feel like home.

But the ones we love most have always known exactly where to strike.