In a politically volatile kingdom, Noah is tasked with finding the catalyst, a magical artifact rumored to greatly enhance the potential of the wielder. Joining his efforts are his childhood best friend and an illegitimate prince doing the queen's bidding in exchange for his lover's freedom. It soon becomes clear that many different parties are after the catalyst, though no one seems to know who started this chase or why. In order to survive and save the people he cares about, Noah will have to leave behind everything he thought he knew about magic and adapt to a new reality of unlikely alliances and painful betrayals, high-stakes power struggles, and vengeful entities.

"I can never express myself in words, but I write songs that can. I know it's weird, but that's just the way I am." Kallie Garnett hides her world. Her musical, talented, gifted one. Once she transfers to the school Ruel van Dijk attends, a fast-growing musician from Sydney. He had one opportunity to meet her. One he lost. Now Ruel cannot get the voice and rhythm out of his head of the girl he once heard. He eagerly wants to find her, but doesn't know how. But she doesn't want to be found. DISCONTINUED ________________ HIGHEST RANKS: #3 in #ruel #1 in #ready #1 in #records #15 in #songs #2 in #say #1 in #melbourne #1 in #aussie