In a kingdom swallowed by fear and shadow, a child once cursed into the form of a wolf to save his life is finally restored as a man. Now, Ryker must face the truth of what he was hidden from: the rise of the Immortal Shadow King. At his side stands Rook, a runaway thief who stole a forbidden relic from the cruel nobleman who enslaved him, and the mysterious Witch of the Third Fall, the only one who knows how the darkness can truly be destroyed. A thief who disrupted everything. A protector who stands against the dark. A witch who knows the cost of the ending. Together, they are the realm’s last—and most unlikely—hope.