The Forsaken Artificer's Fatal Countdown

Jevra Tarnis begins her final thirty days of life exactly as she lived the rest of them: in cold, unappreciated silence. On an ordinary morning, she prepares breakfast, only to discover the manor is entirely empty. Her family has departed for the Imperial Convocation without her, taking Lissabel, the sweet-talking adopted daughter they cherish. Their excuse remains the same: a seer once predicted Jevra’s presence brings misfortune. Jevra doesn't weep. She calculates. She is the true genius forging the Soul-Wards that keep House Tarnis wealthy, and the magical toll has infected her with a fatal rot. She packs her tools, calls her spectral lynx, and leaves to orchestrate her family's absolute downfall before she dies. But her meticulous suicide mission is hijacked when Lord Thallian, the terrifying head of the hidden House Morkath, discovers her. He claims her as his own, showering her with the obsessive protection her family denied her, and publicly humiliates House Tarnis for their blindness. Yet, as Jevra's vengeance unfolds, she discovers a terrifying complication: Thallian's dark aura halts her rot. Will she sacrifice her perfect revenge to survive, or will her unspoken secrets destroy them both?