In the Kingdom of Thresea, magic is both a blessing and a curse. Luxana Griffin is one of the Blessed. Raised in a family that hates her, Luxana’s life has been shaped by secrets and suffering. Her only solace lies in the friendships she forges and her love for Koen. 

Luxana is now entering her sixth year at Electi Academy. In this harsh institution, the Blessed are forced to train and then conscripted into Queen Ayla’s army   ― a tyrant who values power over her people’s lives.

Ezlyn, too, knows much about pain and suffering. As a Blessed from enemy lands, he is locked into a deadly contract, binding him to the Queen’s service. 

But as Luxana and Ezlyn draw closer, everything begins to unravel, and long-buried secrets are brought to life. A forbidden love that could cost them everything, a dream of a powerful crystal and of Luxana’s death at the hands of someone she trusts. 

In a race to stop the Queen from getting the crystal, betrayal looms, and Luxana must decide who she is beyond her family and the Queen’s reach — and whether she’s willing to die for it.