Evren and Delrik have completed the blood binding ritual to unite their powers in the eyes of the gods and couldn't be happier. When it's discovered the leader of the Raven Fae, Hadeon Allerick, has been secretly working with Evren's deceased father to ship weapons to Illoterra, they decide to search for the reason why by traveling to the harsh Snowhaven Fae Territory north of the Qana Mountains. However, Alux's shadow magic has a mind of its own. Day by day, Delrik slowly loses himself to the strength of the shadows. Princess Katuri Harland was shipped to Illoterra at the age of fourteen and forced into the blood binding ritual with a complete stranger-a cocky male decades older than her. Her consort, Garren Eckhardt, knew of the prophecy of his bloodline being forever bound with another but was shocked when she showed nothing but contempt for him. After forty years of Katuri ignoring him and letting her anger fester, something has switched in Garren and she can't tell why. Each step he takes to pursue her has her questioning everything she was ever taught. When Delrik and Evren show up in Snowhaven Territory with news of another war stirring on the horizon, both Katuri and Garren have to set aside their differences to protect their kingdoms. They are all forced on a quest to the western continent of Quinterre in search of explanations for Hadeon's plans. However, what they find reveals more than they'd ever imagine. Every corner they turn only unveils more mysteries.