The gods won’t let her forget the past…

Alia is a merchant with a dark secret—

A scar she’s desperate to put behind her.

With her business partner’s stall positioned in one of the most celebrated festivals in the city of the gods, she has a chance of finally earning enough money to start her own caravan and forget her time as an undercover agent.

But not everyone likes the gods, and mage-hating extremists plot to destroy the city—

And its innocent inhabitants.

When a goddess requests Alia’s help in rooting out the threat, Alia plans to pass the job to the city guard.

She’s no longer a soldier.

Still, when she runs into the man responsible for her past scars—and possibly for the current threat—can she afford to stand aside?