When humanity is the price, all will stand united... or all will fall.The Great Commander vowed to dismantle Moros' regime of terror, but it came at a devastating cost: his mate now captive in the mentalist's lair. Now, alongside a splintered alliance of warriors, healers, and shadows, August embarks on a bloody quest to avenge humanity and bring her home before Moros shatters her mind entirely.Still cut off from their hierarchy, an elite squad of warriors make a desperate bid to reunite Grayshell's forces by traversing the treacherous and illusion-riddled wasteland of The Middle-and time is not on their side. With every moment that passes, the enemy's talons sink deeper into the Seer of the North, twisting her reality until even lies look like the truth.Still reeling in the wake of their fractured Mate Bond, Freya and Cyrus are left Earthbound, ensnared in history's twisted threads. As the newly-ascended Paladin queen attempts to secure a tense-but crucial-alliance with the Northern assassins, the young historian must sort through the charred riddles of his ancestor's mercurial past. But only by working together can they maneuver all of the necessary pieces onto the board and maintain hope of reclaiming their lost souls.Forced into servitude behind the enemy's brutal walls, Blythe clings to her loyalties as she navigates hidden motives, ancient curses, and political turmoil. Humiliated and downtrodden, she fights to conceal the secrets lurking beneath her skin in hopes of escaping with Alvara. With revenge at last in her grasp, Blythe must choose between her convictions and protecting the last heiress of a fallen bloodline.Loyalties are tested. Ancient bonds are frayed. And only one thread remains.
