Having met the executioner, Adele did what her mother once advised her. She ran away. After all, if anyone finds out that she is not a simple witch, but the daughter of an executioner, she will be killed immediately. But you can't order your heart. Moreover, the connection that arose between her and the man left them no choice. But how to live with someone who needs you only until the appearance of an heir? And also the shadows that persistently creep into the world. Why do they need the executioner's daughter? Why does everyone believe in a strange prophecy? And why did your loved one begin to behave so strangely? All these questions haunt the girl. Will she be able to save those who are dear to her or will the shadows destroy the world...