​Sixteen years ago, Lord Vance erased my family from the Upper Realm, locking our legacy away in blood and silver. My mother and I were left with nothing, hiding in the filthy, magic-stripped slums of Sector 4. I thought living as a gutter rat was the worst fate possible—until the day the spell-carriages came crashing through our gates, and my mother was dragged away in chains. ​To save her, I have to step out of the dirt and reach the Sovereign Vault before the High Council’s execution blade falls. But in a city built on royal lies and stolen power, survival comes at a lethal price. My only guide is a girl with a debt to pay, and every step toward the Upper Realm brings me closer to a trap I never saw coming. ​When the doors finally taste my blood, they don't just yield a hidden fortune—they unlock a raw, terrifying magic that refuses to be suppressed. Lord Vance meant to make me a puppet. Instead, he’s about to find out what happens when you try to kill the one girl you couldn't erase.