Imagine a world where the ordinary and the extraordinary co-exist, where tall fire-breathing salamanders live alongside men and magic runs in certain bloodlines.

Melke is a wraith, able to walk unseen. Feared by all, hunted and hated, she has lost everything—except her younger brother. Now she is forced to do the unthinkable: in exchange for her brother’s freedom, she must use her magical gift to steal.

But Melke’s thieving has devastating consequence—and undoing her crime may cost Melke her own life