After months of captivity and torment, we’ve finally escaped Bicaidian prison. 

But there’s no time to celebrate—Arrick is still bound under Madwyn’s control, Valeria has fallen, and my parents have vanished. 

When a mysterious prisoner we freed during our escape reveals a key to breaking Arrick’s binding, and I discover where my parents have fled, we learn the truth about my family’s past is far more complicated than we imagined.

The Twelve Realms are on the brink of destruction and with time running out, we have no choice but to divide and conquer. 

While I rally the scattered royal families to form a fragile alliance, Remi and Thayne must infiltrate Valeria’s most secure fortress to steal the secret to saving Arrick. But the royals don’t trust me, and without my grandfather’s leadership, the alliance is crumbling. Meanwhile, rebel forces are tearing Valeria apart, and its capital city teeters on the edge of chaos.

The odds are stacked against us, but failure isn’t an option. Because when the survival of everyone I love is at stake, there are no second chances.