Ara has done the impossible. Not only has she survived The Lord's twisted shadow world, but she has revealed his true form and rescued his prisoners. Now, with the machine that summons the night world destroyed and The Lord’s rule toppled, Ara believes getting the former prisoners safely home will be her final challenge.

However, the journey home is only the beginning of her trials. The townspeople are skeptical of her story and fearful of The Lord’s wrath. To make matters worse, Kav, The Lord’s right-hand woman, has plans of her own.

Now Ara must choose: accept Kav’s rule or risk retribution by defying her in secret. Ara knows Kav’s ambition will bring suffering to her people, but can she become the leader she needs to be to save them?

Meanwhile, Nat’s spirit is still missing. Ara is determined to find it, but with options running out, her only hope may lie in her dreams—dreams of a strange boy with green eyes, a boy whom she still owes a favour…