Years after the fall of the Hollow Court, Elira lives in exile, her fire dimmed, her name nearly forgotten. But when an ash-born figure named Arelen rises from the last embers of her grief, claiming not to love her-but to originate from her-Elira is pulled back into a world of mirrors, werewolves, and cursed inheritance.
As the Hollow twists into something darker than memory, Elira journeys through haunted lakes, cursed weddings, and burning dreams. Arelen does not seek her heart. He seeks her beginning, rewriting her name with every flame he casts.
And buried deep within his fire?
Thorne.
The man she once burned. The wolf she once crowned.
To save him, Elira must confront the truth: Arelen is not a monster born from rage. He is the grief she never let go.
And to end him, she must burn herself.