FATE IS CRUEL. BUT SO IS HOPE. Fear and loneliness are Sirain's only reward for proving her claim to the throne of Helle. Suffering from a broken heart and burdened by guilt, her bleak future worsens when the Fates issue a kill order for her father. If she wants to save him, Sirain must endure opening old wounds and face the consequences of her choices. Risking everything for love has sent Pace's life up in flames. Now, beholden to his older brother and lumbered with a permanent shadow, he's more determined than ever to uncover the truths he's confident rest with the mysterious Fates. But when his parents make a world-shattering announcement, Pace must put his trust in the one Cupid who could turn his life to ash.