Avalon was killed five years ago. Though her body survived, she was left scarred and changed, living in the shadows. Hidden from her past, she hunts those who prey on the weak, using their bloodstained coin to keep a struggling orphanage alive.

When she discovers a note threatening the lives of the royal family, Avalon is forced to return to the castle where she died. There, the king asks her to stay and uncover the would-be assassin, but when he announces her return, not all within the castle rejoice. Reclaiming her title as Baroness only draws her deeper into treacherous politics-and closer to the shadow that stalks her every move.

To unmask the killer, Avalon must confront the past she buried-and the ghost she has become.