In a world ruled by the Twelve Zodiac Signs, power is worshiped—and fear is the Imperium’s greatest weapon.

After surviving the deadly Zodiac Trials, Talah should have earned her freedom. Instead, she returns to Aphelion with fractured memories and powers she doesn’t understand. As the rebellion outside the academy’s gates grows, Talah is thrust into a glittering world of politics, danger, and deception, placed under the watch of Kairo—her ruthless new bodyguard, sworn to the empire and tasked with keeping her under control. Cold, lethal, and impossible to read, he should be everything she despises. Yet behind his loyalty lie dangerous secrets… and a temptation she cannot ignore. But the more Talah learns about the power awakening inside her, the more she realizes she is not their savior—she is their weapon. 

Firas has become one of the rebellion’s most wanted men. Hidden among the Ambigua, he is desperate to expose the truth behind the Imperium’s cruelty—and the secrets they hide. But when he learns Talah may be in danger, he’s forced to choose between the rebellion he would die for… and the girl he cannot let go.

With violence rising, loyalties crumbling, and war drawing closer, Talah must decide who to trust: the empire that raised her, the boy who betrayed her, or the man who may betray them all.

Some stars are meant to guide through the night. Others are destined to fall.