Her soul is claimed by the Dark, but her heart belongs to another. Bexis carries a curse in her veins. Every day is a battle for control; every night she fears she’ll hurt the boy she loves. Determined to keep her friends and family safe, she pushes them away, even as the Darkness grows inside her. But when a new evil rises across the sea, Bexis must leave the frozen shores of her home and face a plague-infested city teetering on the brink of destruction. With the help of unlikely allies, she uncovers an ancient power that threatens to destroy everything she’s fought to preserve. To save the world, Bexis must accept the curse that haunts her—and to command the Darkness, she must embrace the monster she’s destined to become.