Faolan knows two things:

Queen Melisende of Boreas is his kingdom's greatest enemy and his father will never respect him unless he can bring about her end.

After hearing about attacks on their lands through the use of portals--long thought to have disappeared after the fae lost the use of their elemental powers--the monarchs of the Etesian Isles scramble to discover who could be conjuring them. Meanwhile, Faolan's father, King Rian, is harboring a generations-old feud and sends his son to Boreas to kill Melisende under the ruse of solving the mystery behind the portal attacks.

Yet as Faolan spends time in the enemy kingdom, he realizes that things aren't what he had been led to believe and his feelings for the queen shift from hatred to desire.

And now he faces a dilemma, does he follow his head and side with his family or follow his heart and side with the queen?