How do I bring peace when I've never known it? For over a century, as war waged, Emelyn and Ace have been in hiding and constantly moving, knowing that Ember's emperor is searching for them with the suspicion that Ace is more than a Sky Elf. But the truth has been revealed and now Emelyn has to save a world she doesn't have a place in. When a mysterious man of shadows saves her, claiming to be with the rebellion against Ember, Emelyn can't deny the draw she has to him-in particular the way his shadows touch the deepest parts of her soul.