In a world of four elemental realms, balance is everything—and Nytherra stirs in the shadows. As the heirs of Earth, Water, Air, and Fire prepare for the annual gathering at Aurastra, secrets, rivalries, and forbidden love ignite. Elowen Thornevale finds a dangerous connection with a banished Nytherran, while Alamea Sorell navigates a slow-burning trust with a fighter from her own realm. With the enigmatic Continuum watching and war looming on the horizon, the fate of all realms hangs by thread.