Midnight thief

Kyra has spent her life on the rough streets of Forge, where she learned to make very little go far. When money runs short, she relies on a rare gift for climbing sheer walls and slipping past guards to get what she needs. The Assassins Guild's leader now wants to hire her for a well-paid job, but Kyra is wary. She has always managed on her own and doubts she wants to follow anyone's orders. Still, he is relentless and magnetic, and she finds it hard to turn him down.

Tristam of Brancel is a young knight serving the Palace, and he has a personal reason to act. His closest friend was brutally killed by the Demon Riders, a clan of fierce warriors who ride savage wildcats. Determined to bring them to justice, Tristam keeps running into obstacles, most often from a skilled thief who gets past Palace defenses as if they were not there.

When a raid forces Kyra and Tristam into each other's path, the two rivals begin to see that teaming up may give them the best hope of surviving and getting revenge. As loyalties are pushed to their limits, a surprising truth about Kyra's past emerges, one that could change both of their lives.