Princess Wren Aranvia’s existence is kept secret from the entire world.

Forbidden from leaving the palace grounds until the day she marries, the worst thing she can imagine happening to her is being forced into a betrothal.  But when her family is brutally slaughtered by mysterious, masked assassins, Wren’s forced to flee the only life she has ever known, straight into the perilous forests of Lodhanis.  Hunted and alone, she falls into the hands of Elven rebels — among them Feilann, a sharp-tongued rogue who guards an impossible secret that could very well tear her apart. 

In a world shaped by spell-wielding Beasts and twisted by the ambition of men, Wren slowly unravels the secrets behind her family's murder.  But along the way, she awakens an ancient, untamed magic that tempts fate, calling into question everything she’s ever known and exposing truths long buried by legend and ash.