Not every love is meant to save you. Sometimes you have to save yourself.Lydia is a Seer—one of the rare Enhanced Sense Adepts bound to the will of the Auctus, the unseen hands holding a fragile peace between nations. But with war on the horizon and rebellion festering in the shadows, even the clearest visions are met with suspicion. And the messenger is far easier to silence than the truth she reveals.Haunted by glimpses of a dark fate, Lydia is ensnared in a ruthless game of shifting allegiances and power plays. The Crown seeks to wield her gift. The Auctus demands her obedience. And the rest? They want her dead.In a world where trust is an illusion, Lydia must navigate a treacherous path between those who would use her: the impetuous yet fiercely loyal prince, the hardened guard whose watch burns into something more, and the cunning rival who covets her Sight for his own gain. Each holds a piece of her fate—but which will lead to salvation, and which to ruin?To survive—and to protect the ones who matter most—she must master her power before it masters her. Because in a world where love is as perilous as betrayal, the greatest threat to her heart and her future may be the one she never saw coming.Treasure. Weapon. Enemy. Lydia will be all three before the end.Step into the spellbinding world of Deirdre Lyons, where dark intrigue, forbidden romance, and a kingdom on the brink of ruin collide in a tale of fate, power, and one woman’s vision that may be the key to rewriting the future.Inspired by the Greek myth of Cassandra, and Croesus's failed prophecy of the Lydian Empire, A Clear Path explores the cost of knowledge, the burden of choice, and the danger of denial.A Clear Path is an Adult Fantasy intended for 18+ mature audiences. Blood, violence, slow burn, steam, angst, betrayal, and adult language exist.The story ends on a cliffhanger and is part ONE of FOUR in The Senses Saga.