Secrets are deadly. Destiny is absolute. Sharasthi will do anything to avenge her grandfather's murder-even infiltrate the Lazarran Empire for the Order of the Sleeping Dragon. But while her shadow magic and spycraft can handle cults and rebels, they can't save her from the Darkness calling to her soul. Only light-weaving Adept Alyat offers refuge-yet love might be the weakness she could never afford. When her thirst for vengeance and the needs of her heart are at odds, Sharasthi must make an impossible choice...or has fate already chosen for her? Uncover the origins of the Night-cloaked Witch in ADEPT OF SHADOWS.