All she wanted was a quick goodbye. Instead, she got a talking axe and a death prophecy.

Nicia Silverthread has spent her life avoiding Horizon Island and the magical Clan who exiled her mother. But when her grandmother falls ill, Nicia returns, only to be bound by a powerful contract and thrust into a role she never wanted.

To escape an arranged marriage and the ancient magic forcing her hand, Nicia must do the impossible: find the mythical Stoneheart flower, destroy a monstrous Terror, and survive the whispers of a sentient axe with a will of its own.

With secrets unraveling and danger rising, Nicia has one chance to break the cycle... or become part of a deadly tradition.