š¹ Signed by the author ( L.J. ANDREWS ) š¹ Reversible dust jacket š¹ Sprayed edges š¹ Character artwork on the endpages
Lyra Bien intended to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of the magic-obsessed king in the fortress of Stonegate. Until Roark Ashwoodāthe princeās silent guard and rumored killer for the crownāinvades her village and uncovers the truth behind the silver scars in her eyes. To save her best friend from death, sheās forced to reveal her abilities, and is immediately claimed by the crown as the next melder.
To be the Kingās melder is to be revered and feared in equal measures, but above all it is a slow death sentence. Lyra is determined to find a way to free herself and her friends from bondage. But first she must get more information from the silent, brooding sentry who first took her captive: Roark.
As Lyra gets closer to Roark, she soon learns heās nothing like she assumedāand in fact everything she needs. The more they work as allies, the harder it becomes to ignore the growing passion between them. After a sinister truth is revealed, Roark and Lyra must choose to stand against all they know, or accept their dark destiny.
