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Standing on the gallows with a noose around his neck is the last place Adrian Moore ever expected to be, especially when he’s just found the proof he needs to condemn Edrich Salbrent, the man who destroyed his life. A breath before the gallows drop, salvation comes from the most unlikely place: Bishop, the man he tricked into loving him as more than a friend. However, Bishop hasn’t bought his freedom, only the trial he was denied.

In a normal court, Adrian could lie and use his charms to sway the jury, but this trial is far from normal. Magic will be used to find every truth that Adrian desperately wants to hide. Secrets he has kept buried for years will be pulled from his mind. He will relive everything that made him who he is, from his time living on the streets as a criminal to his training with the king’s elite guard. Every sin, every humiliating moment, and every loss he’s ever felt will be laid bare.

If he’s found innocent, he will be forced to confront everything he’s sacrificed for revenge. If he’s found guilty, then perhaps his revealed secrets will be enough to see Edrich hanging from a noose beside him.

His life is balanced on a blade’s edge, and his fate rests in the hands of Bishop’s overprotective brother, the most law-abiding man Adrian has ever met.