When Jirella is torn from a life of hunger and rejection, she enters a world where power is not a gift, but a force that demands everything from those who touch it.

Among the aer’hûmli, Earthpower, Mindpower, and Feelpower are woven into life itself – trained, tested, and never without consequence. Having had none of their upbringing, Jirella has little reason to believe she belongs among them, and far too many reasons not to trust Ir’yn, the warrior-leader who brought her there.

Ir’yn becomes as impossible to ignore as the power stirring within her, but he is bound by responsibilities she does not understand. Jirella must learn what she is becoming – and whether she can endure it without losing herself.

Far beyond the life she is trying to build, the Dark is gathering strength.

Soon, staying untouched by it will no longer be a choice.