Everything looked bleak until . . .



... the situation took a turn for the worse.



In the fey realm, humans are hated.



And Coal is a human in love with an elf who is about to become a queen.



Princess Chalcedony may not be as set on tradition as he thinks.



Before Coal and Chalcedony can unravel their feelings from one another, their lives are changed forever, and both will have to make terrible choices.