Kyon Ensin finally has what he’s always wanted: ownership of Kricket Hollowell, the priestess who foresees the near future. Together, their mixed power will become unrivaled. Kricket, however, doesn’t crave the crown of Ethar-she has an unbreakable wish to live life on her own conditions, a life that she frantically wants to share with her love, Trey Allairis.

As conspiracies trend in the battle for Ethar, Kricket’s so-called allies want to use her as a spy. Even those held closest can’t be trusted-including Astrid, her sister, and Giffen, a member of a inexplicable order with a concealed agenda. But Kricket’s resolve will not allow her to be utilized as anyone’s pawn, even as the Alameeda Brotherhood sharpens its programs to cut out her heart.

As the destiny prophesied by her mom approaches, Kricket will backtrack through her fiery potential to reshape it. For she knows one thing above all else: the only person she can count on is herself.