Secrets are the deadliest company to keep. Aaren sails with the notorious pirate crew the Lords of the Sea. As their Sword, she is second in command and right hand of the captain himself, but only the two of them know the truth— Aaren is not the boy she is disguised as . When her secret is revealed and her ability questioned, she must justify her rank by completing the unthinkable task of robbing the king himself. But the shadows of her past aren't the only thing haunting her steps inland. A relentless serial killer, whose dark purpose echoes the stirrings of revolution, sets his sight on her to be his next victim . Meanwhile, deep in the heart of Valara, darkness stirs. Princess Mina knows little of the world outside the palace walls, but she is not naïve—her realm is on the verge of civil war, and she is its unwitting catalyst . A curse has plagued her all her life, but when it threatens everyone else around her, she will do everything in her power to break it once and for all. But the cure is buried in myth and legend, time is running out, and not even those closest to her believe she can succeed. A pirate. A princess. A revolutionary. As the wheels of fate begin to turn, the world they know is changing forever. What would you do to prove your worth?