The knight villain

Azeylia Knight can hear what everyone is capable of at their very worst.

As a Truthseer in a world where magic and normalcy collide, she's cursed to live inside other people's darkest intentions-every violent urge, every cruel desire, every secret wish to destroy. Her father tried to turn that power into a weapon, twisting her into the ruthless heir he always wanted. The night she finally drove a dagger into his heart, Azeylia learned the one truth he left her with: she might not just witness evil-she might be capable of it.

Now she hides at a magical academy under the lie of being merely clairvoyant, clinging to the one person who proves kindness isn't always weakness: her best friend, Cassian. But when a mindbender named Miles tortures Cass into revealing Azeylia's illegal gift, everything threatens to unravel.

Just as Azeylia's control is slipping and her power is ready to explode, a stranger steps through the chaos. Solaris Reign is infuriatingly calm, impossibly powerful, and dangerous in ways she can't read. With a single command, he erases the memories of her ability-and then turns those rune-marked eyes on her.

He says she has to come with him. She says no.

In a world that judges you by your worst intention, Azeylia is about to learn whether she's destined to be the villain everyone fears...or the only one ruthless enough to stand between them and something far worse.