In a world where nobility controls the fate of empires and magic is both feared and revered, Marina Eldheim has never fit in. An inventor by trade and a rebel at heart, she builds machines that defy the limits of her pre-industrial world. But when she is summoned to the imperial palace to create weapons for the war, she is thrust into a battle that goes beyond steel and steam—it is a war for the very soul of the empire.

Silva Fischburn, a soldier haunted by memories of another life, has only one goal—protect the woman who unknowingly holds the key to his past and his future. When the empire fractures under the weight of rebellion, Silva rises through the ranks, only to face an enemy he never expected—one born of nobility’s greed, darkness, and a curse centuries in the making.

As war looms and shadows twist fate itself, Marina and Silva must fight not only for the empire but for each other. With a love bound by time and a destiny forged in battle, they will either break the cycle… or be consumed by it.