In the midst of chaos and ruin, Scarlet Livingston, future queen of the Faevion, meets her would-be assassin - but the notorious James Luken could never kill a woman. The fact that the Brotherhood sent him to do that very thing infuriates him. Instead, he finds in Scarlet the hope of purity and goodness, and the same faith he learned as a child. When she turns to him, James must choose to either help lead her people to safety or complete his mission.