Whom can you trust-if trusting yourself is not an option? After being held captive for months by the French Coven, Ali Hayes escapes only to find that her world has turned upside down. The Watchers, who once trusted her without question, now eye her return with suspicion. But when Ali reveals a secret communication from an unlikely source, they soon realize that Queen Agrona's plans are more wicked than anyone dared imagine. Now Ali has to contend with dark forces-both from within and without-if she is to save the world from the evil that promises to overwhelm it.