Kal is definitely not the chosen one. She’s just the girl with the tragic backstory, trying to survive the city on her own after her parents died. So why is rebellious, bright-haired, impossible-to-ignore Ida looking at her like she’s about to change everything?Ida has her own battles—like escaping the suffocating expectations of her powerful family. And maybe dragging Kal into a world of magic, secrets, and dangerous charm is her way out.But when whispers about Kal’s parents start to surface—whispers tied to this hidden world and the people who run it—both girls find themselves caught between old loyalties and new sparks. And the closer they get, the more Kal begins to if you’re treated like you’re special long enough… can you become chosen after all? For fans of Leigh Bardugo and V.E. Schwab who want their urban fantasy darker, queerer, and unwilling to settle for easy heroes.