POWERS ARE RISING.AND SECRETS ARE JUST AS DEADLY.Successfully obtaining the chalice in Noel has put Mellana at risk. Prince Lorian has ordered everyone to turn over those who possess gifts, and a bounty looms over her head. Mellana may have the help of her friends, but when trouble strikes, the group finds themselves separated. Stumbling upon a hidden fortress filled with people who have powers like herself, she learns Lorian isn't the only one she needs to fear.In search of the next article, Emery's Emerald, Mellana makes it to the kingdom of Emery. But when the Queen and article come up missing, all eyes are on her sister, Princess Opal, who has a deadly obsession with snakes and mirrors. Making Opal a deal, Mellana agrees to find the article in exchange for protection. When the deal creates a countdown, Mellana must deliver her side of the bargain before her reality becomes twisted, and her plans of stopping Lorian are shattered.