The Glasswater Memory Bargain

The cracked pocket watch screamed Lin Lan’s death into her palm—just as a shadowless girl stepped into her stall and whispered, “Don’t let me in.” Then Nara Voss placed a breathing lantern and a sealed coat before her, demanding the impossible: repair it before the midnight market opens. Every object Lin touches carries a memory, but Nara carries nothing—not even a shadow, a past, or a soul the city recognizes. As a ruthless anomaly inspector hunts them and the Glasswater Night Market rises to trade the city’s most precious memories for wishes, Lin is drawn to the dangerous girl she should fear. Worse, the contract behind Nara’s coat bears Lin’s family signature—and Nara knows the memory Lin’s mother sold. To save Nara, Lin must surrender the city’s memories; to save everyone else, she must repair the final relic and erase the only woman she has ever loved—so which one will she choose?