After deciding to stay on Artemesia, Melissa was confident that running away from her problems was behind her. She would face all-new situations head-on, even if the Infernal god nipped at her heels in the dead of night. Only in Kelan’s arms could she find rest from the memories of that fateful night. When he is summoned away to answer for his war crimes… she’s left to wonder if she made the right decision after all.
The consequences of the winter solstice continue to unfold affecting all the groves. With the world’s balance on the edge of collapse, Melissa finds herself once again relying on guidance from gods. Their words push her straight towards the encounter she wanted to avoid. Right back into the only person she continually lied to herself about needing. Trouble is, he’s in love with someone else.
Despite Kelan’s treatment by his own people, Melissa prepares to mediate the precarious situation between the Elves and the Fae to bring the long war to an end. Can she hold herself together through her trauma and grief to find out what she is truly made of? Can she overcome what the world expects of her with only the whisper of prophecy at her back?