Cassandra Wynstrom is a guest at the queen's capital city of Aurialus where she is drawn into a world of dark secrets... and darker visions. She unwittingly takes part in a play that mimics an ancient war between the Humans and the Empians. This act sparks a prophecy to life, and ignites interest from her enemy. Lharkin created a new family called Kins: vampires using his bloodline. But one woman threatens his existence; she's the key to a prophecy that can destroy the last of his kind. Can he convince her to join him out of her own free will before she realizes who she is? On Cassandra’s epic journey in discovering her powers and the shocking truths of the Empians' past, she questions where does she stand in all of this, and whose side should she be on when the next battle ensues. Her answers are in another land called Empia where a mystical temple awaits. But the greatest answer may lie in her heart.