Since her mother's death, Scarlett has given in to what pleasures she can find, and a new determination to fight for what she wants is born of that pain. Jett and Tawny work to keep her from slipping further from the family and help to give her hope. That hope takes shape when Scarlett is abducted and given to the Merfolk. Her addiction to rousen trumps all else, just as other always warned it would.
When it feels as though all is lost, Scarlett allows herself to fall in love. With him in her corner, she conquers the Shadow Breakers and takes them in a new direction to help find her mother's murderer within the Stygian Knights.
Indigo reels at the upheaval in her life. She finds solace from an unlikely admirer. Her heart becomes a battleground, and she withdraws from the family she's been missing. Indigo finds herself more alone and vulnerable than ever when Scarlett must make a hard choice that leaves Indigo behind.