Life has only become more complicated for Clara following the Prince’s sickbed revelations. Confused by her own budding feelings, she resolves to concentrate on the job at hand: serve in the Doomed City library, survive her sentence, and get home.
Then a face from Clara’s past shows up in the library: Danny, her childhood sweetheart. He seeks to break her Obligation once and for all, but in attempting to do so, puts himself in deadly peril.
To rescue her one-time love, Clara must face dangers beyond imagining. The Prince is determined to keep her safe, even against her wishes. Now that the balance of power between them has shifted, however, he cannot prevent her from becoming the savior she was born to be.
But can she save herself from darkness of her own creation?
Return to the Doomed City with Clara and her Prince! Nightmares, treachery, and simmering romantic tension will keep you guessing as the pages fly.