Lee is unraveling. Every pass through the Liminal Realm strips away more of her strength, haunting her with visions and pushing her closer to a Fade no one survives. Only one thing dulls the pain—a drug she swore she’d never depend on. But as the magic tears into her, the stronger her need for it becomes. When her supplier cuts her off, desperation drives Lee to steal from her own crew, costing her the trust she was starting to rebuild. Her chance to make things right comes with the crew’s next job: infiltrate a crypt under the library and steal the ancient Aether blade. But before the heist begins, the Ceteri demand it as part of the cost of her healing, and Lee has to choose whether to stay loyal to her crew or keep her side of her bargain with the Ceteri. Meanwhile, the man she shouldn’t want sees right through her, and that makes him more dangerous than anyone hunting her. Thief of Aether continues the Shadowed Minds series—a dark urban fantasy about dwindling time, dangerous bargains, and the lines we cross for survival and connection