Life on the streets of Treith was never easy, and they were never free. Carrina Kucera knew this. She just wanted a big enough score to buy out her sister, Majella's, brothel contract. The gold in a wealthy Merchant's hidden stash should have done just that. The ancient-looking scroll snagged along with the bars had been little more than an afterthought. That scroll, rather than the gold, was what sent a Seeker after her, a crazed warrior with heightened senses, reactions, and strength fueled by the magical Blood Price. Forced to abandon everything and everyone she knew, she hoped the wild lands beyond the city s walls could thwart the Seeker s deadly magic through distance. It never occurred to her that greater dangers could be waiting out among the trees.