Rowan is just a child, but living in the world she is in has forced her to grow up, faster than she should have. When she’s attacked and nearly killed, the most unlikely of allies will come to her defense… Pagan knows he shouldn’t trust Nyx and yet, he can’t help but feel like he’s falling for her. But when he agrees to infiltrate the Masked Magistrates in order to steal a lodestone, they will both find themselves in a situation they didn’t bargain for... Stone is frantic. Emma has been abducted by possessed students, Clark at the forefront. Meanwhile, Stone, Jupiter, and Kevin are imprisoned in the one place they’d turned for refuge. How will they escape and what will this delay mean for Emma? And what happens when Jolie is reunited with her sister and her closest friends?