Nothing is more dangerous than a careless word in the Secret Rows, especially during a rite of exchanging fates—particularly if that rite is performed by an old cemetery mara. Militsa is the daughter of a ruined merchant. Kupava is a master of silverwork, whom her father marries off to an unloved man. What seems so insignificant, the desired thing is so hard to resist… But the last thing you should do is go to the old mara for help! These creatures can’t be trusted. Always starving, craving human warmth—they are ready for vile treachery and theft of a fate left unguarded, so carelessly abandoned. Read dark Slavic fantasy, a continuation of the story of Malyuta and Kharana from “The Cursed Princess” (“The Time Seller”).