The truth never stays dead... Serena Vailean can't stop thinking about Zane... But now that she's facing the new challenges that come from running a clan, she desperately searches for a way to move on. But does she have what it takes to find the courage to do what needs to be done? Though it may not be as hard as she thought when she finds herself face to face with Axle Travers... Axle Travers lives in the moment... Now, he travels with his band of misfit comrades, stealing and pillaging for his own desperate cause. But, when he meets Serena Vailean, things begin to make less and less sense. It may not be as hard as he thought when he finds himself face to face with a ghostly newcomer. With Serena's past continuing to haunt both of them, can they find the strength to take on a mutual enemy? Or will they get lost in the dark embrace that threatens everything at hand?