When a series of magical murders leaves behind a mysterious sigil and drained souls, Seraphine Vale-a rare soul-whisperer with the ability to speak to the dead-is drawn into a web of forgotten magic and dangerous truth. Her investigation leads her to a symbol long thought erased from magical history: the mark of the Crimson Veil, an ancient order once tasked with guarding the boundary between life and death.
Partnered with Killian Dorne, a former shadowguard with his own dark secrets, Seraphine uncovers a chilling connection between the killer and her own bloodline. The assassin-known only as The Collector-is stealing not just lives, but identities, using forbidden mirror-magic to become her victims. And Seraphine may be her final target.
As Seraphine delves deeper, guided by echoes from her past and the whispers of long-dead Veil knights, she discovers a buried truth: she was born not only to hear the dead... but to protect the very threshold between worlds. The Mirror Binding, a powerful relic that consumes memory and soul, is awakening-and only Seraphine can stop what's coming.
But every secret she unearths brings her closer to the truth her mother died to keep hidden-and the line between who she is and what she was meant to become begins to blur.