Deadlock of Oaths

The executioner’s blade falls—and Silas wakes with the High Inquisitor’s sword at his throat, exactly one hour before his arrest. Then the glowing mark on his chest appears on Viviane’s skin. She is the cold, untouchable judge who condemned him; he is the forbidden mage the Holy Church branded a traitor. But whenever one of them dies, both are dragged back to the same deadly moment, forcing sworn enemies to fight back-to-back while every reset exposes a deeper betrayal. As their hatred twists into dangerous dependence, Cardinal Julian moves behind the scenes, turning their cursed pact into a weapon to seize eternal power. To break the loop, must Silas and Viviane trust each other—or kill the one person whose death will doom them both?