Rhea has lost everything. The Great Sickness claimed her mother, her brother has been sent away, and the man she was falling for betrayed her. Now, with the kingdom on the brink of war, she bows to the blood magic controlled by her new fiancé, Crown Prince Torrin. With no choice but to comply as he forces her to explore the depths of her newly-discovered magic, Rhea’s power grows with each mind she rips into. All the while, her mother’s cry for balance rings in her head. Thorne and his friends are the most wanted men in Tarakona. Travelling as fugitives, the network orders that they begin to find others like himself and Rhea, who have magic when no one else does. The same mages the Crown is hunting. For his entire life, Thorne has been fighting to return the magic the Youngbloods stole to the people of Tarakona. But now all he can focus on is fixing the worst mistake of his life. He will go back for Rhea.