A dark fantasy romance re-imagining of Hercules, this book follows a shy, stammering foster child who discovers she is actually part of a powerful Spartan bloodline. Thrust into the Spartan War Academy, she must survive grueling tests where immortals from elite families rule. With enemies, obsession, dark possessiveness, and morally grey characters rising around her, she must learn to navigate hatred and danger — and uncover her own strength in a world that never expected her to survive.