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Life in Carthem has become complicated for Alina. After saving Millflower from annihilation, she arrives in Jaden to find her fame has preceded her. At times it’s glamorous, but most often it’s isolating. Immortality and beauty have come to define her and she feels compelled to be as perfect as she looks. She struggles to discover where she fits in, who her real friends are, what best to do with her immortal talents, and how she can have such strong feelings for two boys at the same time. Besides the social turmoil of her life, a greater threat is growing. Father Sampson is adapting. His creatures are becoming more cunning, his traps more lethal, and his game more dangerous. His aim is to turn brother against brother, friend against friend, parent against child until the world crumbles from within. As Alina begins to understand the miracle of her birth, she must accept she is the only one who can stop him. But is it worth it when so many in Carthem don’t wish for their world to be saved anyway?