A dark power promises a witch protection and well-being. The price is total submission: no questions allowed and a life governed by someone else’s will. But how much longer can she follow imposed rules if the most precious things are paid for with a single mistake?
When misfortunes one after another land on the fragile shoulders of a young sorceress, it becomes harder and harder for her to brush aside the thought that a demon is breaking her fate. Her loved ones believe she’s losing her mind, but the Dark Power really is reaching out. The one who prefers to control from the shadows offers wealth, safety, and prosperity—just follow a few simple conditions: don’t try to find out the name of the unseen patron, cast magic the way he commands, and don’t resist another’s power. And if she refuses, the consequences will be far worse…
Why does an all-powerful being need a pawn like a young witch? And what will she choose—to become a obedient marionette, or to risk herself and her loved ones, and perhaps even the fate of an entire city?