Lena never learned to advocate for herself — and she dies without hearing the gunshot that kills her.
In a patriarchal Heaven, souls are auctioned at a claiming ceremony. Lena is bought for a small fortune by the highest figure in Heaven's political hierarchy, Vincent. While searching for the mother she lost, Lena connects with another angel — her future betrothed, Haris — too well. Their romance blooms, and Vincent's jealousy sends Lena straight to Hell.
Hell's queen, Lily — who goes by Lily, Lilith, Lucy, and Lucifer — offers Lena a bargain: if she survives a brutal trial system, she will gain access to the living world in exchange for helping to dismantle Heaven's repression.
Now, the girl who died without a voice must use it to ask for the person she loves to follow her, on her terms, to her world.