Willow was never supposed to be chosen.
Her father had forbidden her from entering the ceremony. As a princess of the hidden nymph realm, Willow's future was already decided for her: follow tradition, fulfill her royal duties, and one day accept the mate her family chose.
But Willow has never been very good at doing what is expected of her.
When she secretly joins the Choosing and places her hand on the ancient elder tree, the impossible happens.
The tree chooses her.
Now Willow must become the next Vayra, a powerful healer responsible for keeping the lands of the other realms alive. For the first time, she will leave the safety of the only world she has ever known and travel into places filled with fae, demons, dangerous creatures, and enemies her people have feared for generations.
Her duty comes with one rule above all others:
Never be seen. Never interfere. Then she sees Mitchel. With black wings, deadly abilities, and mysterious shadows that move as though they have minds of their own, Mitchel is exactly the kind of male Willow has been warned to avoid.
But when his life is threatened, Willow makes a choice that could cost her everything. She saves him. From that moment, nothing is the same.
A powerful connection begins pulling Willow and Mitchel together, one neither of them fully understands, and neither can easily escape. At the same time, whispers of war are spreading across the realms. Dangerous alliances are being formed, ancient enemies are moving in the shadows, and secrets buried for centuries are beginning to surface.
Willow thought becoming the vayra would finally give her control over her own destiny.
She was wrong.
Because meeting Mitchel was never an accident, and the destiny waiting for them could either save the realms or destroy everything they love.