Thirty-two years since the end of the Dark King's reign and the execution of the elven queen, Mikhael appears as a mysterious shadow in Eve's window. She's exactly who he's been looking for-or so he hopes. Eve is whisked away to a realm just beyond the human world, where the long lasting effects of the Dark Rule reign are still in place. Eve and Mikhael must join an unlikely crew of incompatible companions; a cowardly knight looking to be a hero and a cocky, lustful prince, they must work together to find the missing symbol of divine kingship, free the dwarves, and avenge Mikhael's father's death. Among dangerous lands and creatures, dark sorcery, and the company of squabbling men, Eve seems to have been given more than she can handle. Only desiring the truth of her past, she's made the odd one out, being a supposed half-human breed from another world. In a quest for closure, vengeance, and proof of elven heiracy, Eve knows one thing. She cannot go back.