Gwendolyn never expected her life to become the stuff of prophecy.
When her path crosses with Hawthorne Thaleryn, heir to an ancient imperial legacy, she is drawn into a world of royal courts, forgotten magic, and dangerous truths. Their connection is immediate - but loving him means stepping into a fractured empire built on secrets, including some buried in her own blood.
Then an extraordinary Alicorn named Alia recognizes Gwen, and everything changes.
As dormant powers awaken within her, Gwen discovers that the empire’s history has been distorted and deliberately buried. A forgotten prophecy points toward a threat older than anyone realizes - and a role she was never prepared to play.
With unrest growing and hidden loyalties coming to light, Gwen and Hawthorne must decide whom they can trust before the forces gathering against them tear apart their future and the empire itself.
The prophecy is only beginning.
The gods have not forgotten.
And beneath centuries of lies, the first ember is waiting to become a flame.