Snatched at twelve and sold off to a lawless island, Evelyn survives seven years of cruelty and emerges as NOVA, the head of the deadliest assassin network, Black Star. She returns to high society disguised as a fragile, docile heiress who has fallen on hard times. Under the protection of Sebastian, a Wilson family leader, she quietly plots revenge on everyone who wronged her: the trafficker who sold her, the sister who betrayed her, the younger sister who stole her grades and her fiancé, and the father who never cared.
Her sworn enemy, the ruler of the Dark Sun empire known as The Dominator, turns out to be Sebastian himself, her aloof and austere guardian. Their relationship moves from probing and life-or-death clashes to hard truths and an uneasy alliance. In the end the two rulers of the shadows decide to walk the path together.
