Azura is nothing more than a weapon. As the eighth child of an emperor in a society where children are seen as weaknesses and bloodline is reason enough to kill, she has been fighting both the outside world and her inner demons her whole life. Her father has made her a monster with every scar left on her winged body, one that needs blood to survive.

Yet when she rescues Analina, the neglected child of a powerful duke, from her family in a botched assassination, Azura finds someone to live for. However, Analina's rescue starts a chain of events that can never be reversed and threatens Azura's longstanding goal: to get away from her father and break the curses that bind her. But will Azura be able to throw away her goal for a stranger's happiness, even if it endangers her life?