An outcast. Evil spirits. A fight for freedom. Nyx Ashwood is a fae outcast. Living among a human tribe and working as a thief, she struggles to control her abilities to influence others and hear their thoughts. She has no idea her abilities are magical. She believes they’re part of the curse that’s plagued her entire life. When she meets a trader, Nyx is warned to flee the realm because it’s no longer safe for her. Darius Valeran, the son of the Archdruid, is sent on an ill-timed mission to find Nyx. But he has bigger problems to deal with—the veil between their world and the next is splintered. Evil spirits known as darklings have come through. If Darius doesn’t find Nyx soon and figure out if she can help their world may fall into darkness. Can they find each other and find out what’s going on before it’s too late?

Meet Nyx Ashwood; sentenced to death for supposedly murdering her foster father, saved by Darius Valeran—but why did he help her? Nyx, a fae mind whisperer, has no idea she has magic. When Darius saves her from certain death, she knows there’s more than he’s telling her about herself, his motives, and his plans for her. Darius is the son of the Archdruid; a position of privilege and power. Along with everyone else, he believed the mind whispers to be extinct. None have been seen in a generation after the Arhdruid wiped them all out. Yet here is Nyx, living proof they’re not all gone. His brother believes Nyx is part of an ancient prophecy that could either save their world… or destroy it. When a rift opens to the underworld, Darius realizes that Nyx might be the only one that can help him discover who opened it and why. Except not only does she not know she has powers, she has no control over them. But if they don’t work together, evil spirits and monsters will destroy their world.