Power is always easier to seize than to hold. Jude learned this lesson by freeing King Cardan from his control and giving him absolute power. Now, having become the mortal ruler of the Faerie in exile, Jude remains powerless and only awakens after Cardan's betrayal. She waits, determined to get back everything he took from her. The realization of the plan is accelerated by her twin, Therin, whose life is in danger. To save her sister ,Jude must take a risk by returning to the treacherous Fairy Court. Only Elfheim is not the way she left him. A dormant, yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic is spreading around the corner, forcing Jude to choose between ambition and humanity...