Elowen awakens in her past life with the bitter memory of poisoned mead still fresh on her lips. When her treacherous sister Rosalind steals her former fiancé at the blood pact altar, Elowen yields without a fight, remembering the agonizing flame trials that once ravaged her cold constitution.
Choosing survival over royal prestige, she yields her loyalty to Lucian, the dreaded monarch of the shadow realm. While her scheming sister burns under royal fire rituals, Elowen builds an unexpected sanctuary beside an ancient beast who has secretly waited centuries to claim her soul.
