Between Ink and Shadows (Between Ink and Shadows, #1)

by Melissa Wright

Promises broken were what she’d come to expect, along with more than her share of unfortunate luck, but it would be different this time. She had no other choice.

Kings had their crowns, but the Trust held the power. It didn’t matter how one was entangled with the Trust, whether it was the threat of debt, shame, or fear of retribution—to be among court society meant that one could never associate with those who dealt in magical favors.

She might not have been owned by her father, but she was owned by his debt. Her life was signed to the Trust.

Whatever he’d owed, it was hers to repay, even if her face would be cut, even if she was to be marked as owned.