"Magic was dead; she wished she was too." After the devastating events of two years ago, the group split up. Ashyn returned to the Ka l'asterei, Kade was working under the Captain, and Darius was back on his throne. Without magic, the witches were dying out. Any not killed by the Elites tended to kill themselves. However, after an ambush goes wrong, Ashyn and Kade end up forced to work together to save themselves and the city.