This is not a love story: it's a tragedy.

Radnar knew he didn't want to lead armies like his war-mongering father. He didn't really know what he wanted until he met Nessa the summer before his 16th birthday. From the moment their eyes met, his dark world was filled with light and his bitter heart swelled with hope. In her, he saw his always and forever.

But in the Realm, forever is fleeting. When Radnar let her go, he became his own worst nightmare.

Now a commander with an army at his back, cursed with a terrible gift, Radnar crosses paths with Nessa again years later. Like the first rays breaking through the darkness, he sees his salvation creeping above the horizon. Light has been brought back into his life, but with the shadows closing in, can the light prevail? This is not a love story: it's a tragedy.