Wicked is the Curse.

'Magic Wielder Aire, finds herself at the heart of a rebellion she has always tried to avoid, to dismantle the brutal Empire that hunts her people.' A tale as old as time. Magic is forbidden in the ever-growing empire of Kaelara and those who wield it are hunted it. Aire, a trader of secrets, has spent her years hiding the curse in her blood, determined to survive despite all that hunts her. But, when her hard built life is torn apart by betrayal, she is forced to navigate a world of magic and treachery, hunted by a ruthless soldier of the Empire who speaks of regicide and rebellion. To survive, she must turn to the curse of magic in her blood. A magic only she can harness to save herself and cleave a future for her dwindling people.